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Republican North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger presides over a debate about the proposed state budget, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, on the Senate floor in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

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.

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,…

Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at the unveiling ceremony for North Carolina Freedom Park in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. The park honors the African American struggle for freedom. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

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.

The upward trend of COVID-19 cases in Guilford County has slowed just as updated vaccines are becoming available. Adobe Stock Photo

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. County commissioners…

Republican Sen. Phil Berger was one of the leading advocates in the effort to legalize more casinos in North Carolina, and specifically, in his home county of Rockingham. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

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.

This Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, 8:16 am EST satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ophelia making landfall in North Carolina. (NOAA via AP)

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.

A mother awaits treatment for her daughter in this 2018 AP file photo. North Carolina will receive over $4 million to expand maternal care services in the state. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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.

Greensboro is seeking new agencies to partner with on violence prevention strategies. WFDD File Photo.

Greensboro to expand violence prevention and intervention efforts

The City of Greensboro is aiming to expand its violence prevention efforts. The city has already been working with a local nonprofit agency on violence…

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, speaks while state Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley listens at an Executive Mansion news conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Cooper and Kinsley announced that North Carolina would launch Medicaid expansion coverage on Dec. 1. Expansion will be able to start because Cooper said he'll let a state budget bill sent by the General Assembly last week to his desk become law without his signature. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

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.

Stan Meiburg, a former EPA administrator, will co-lead the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability at Wake Forest University. He'll be joined by Miles Silman, who founded the school's Center for the Environment, Energy and Sustainability. Photo courtesy of WFU.

$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. The investment comes from…

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