Since President Lincoln, the nation has held to a single charge: to care for those who have borne the battle. In North Carolina, part of keeping that promise has always been simple and free. When a veteran files a disability claim, an accredited service officer, trained and vetted under federal law, helps prepare it at no cost. That is not charity. It is the system Congress built precisely so that no one could stand between a veteran and the benefits they earned and charge a toll to pass.
State retirement boards approved contribution-stabilization policies for pension funds serving firefighters, rescue squad workers and National Guard members.
The North Carolina House has scheduled a vetoed bill that would create drug-free homeless service zones and restrict local governments from allowing regular public camping or sleeping on public property.
The North Carolina House has scheduled an Aug. 3 vote on overriding the veto of a bill permitting qualifying adults to carry concealed handguns without a permit.
North Carolina is asking CMS to revise medical-frailty guidance that state officials say could affect Medicaid coverage for more than 64,000 residents.
North Carolina officials are opposing a proposed EPA settlement with Chemours, arguing that it offers the state no clear monetary commitment or meaningful new PFAS relief.
NCDHHS has formed a committee of more than 40 members to help guide the implementation of North Carolina’s federally funded Rural Health Transformation Program.
