$5 million gift will support environment and sustainability efforts at Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University has received a $5 million dollar gift to strengthen its work on environmental and sustainability issues.
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North Carolina to launch Medicaid expansion on Dec. 1
Medicaid expansion will launch Dec. 1 in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday after achieving what might be his biggest policy win after nearly seven years in office.
Greensboro to expand violence prevention and intervention efforts
The City of Greensboro is aiming to expand its violence prevention efforts.
North Carolina receives over $4 million to strengthen maternal health care
North Carolina will receive over $4 million in federal funding to help strengthen access to maternal health care.
The funding initiative is aimed at addressing high infant and maternal mortality rates, as well as ongoing inequity in those rates.
Southern East Coast hit by flooding as Ophelia weakens to tropical depression and moves north
Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges.
Rockingham County officials paved the way for casino development before public was aware
North Carolina Republican lawmakers gave up on their efforts to legalize more casinos in the state this week. Sen. Phil Berger was one of the leading advocates for this, which would have brought a casino to his home county of Rockingham. But months before this plan was public knowledge, county officials began quietly setting the stage for casino development.
Uptick in COVID cases slows in Guilford County
The upward trend of COVID-19 cases in Guilford County is slowly decreasing just as the updated vaccines are becoming available.
Medicaid expansion to begin soon in North Carolina as governor decides to let budget bill become law
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he would let the state budget bill coming to his desk become law without his signature, opening the way for Medicaid coverage for 600,000 low-income adults, with some receiving the government health insurance soon.
Ahead of election requiring photo ID, report says many North Carolinians lack easy access to DMVs
For the first time, North Carolinians will be required to show a photo ID in order to vote in the upcoming election. For people who don’t live near a DMV, getting that ID may be a challenge.
North Carolina legislature gives initial OK to budget, which also would start Medicaid expansion
The Republican-controlled General Assembly gave initial approval Thursday to a long-delayed North Carolina budget that speeds up individual income tax cuts, broadens private-school scholarships to all K-12 children and initiates other right-leaning changes.