American Rescue Plan

North Carolina state government is seeking to rid potentially billions in medical debt from low- and middle-income residents by offering a financial carrot for hospitals to take unpaid bills off the books. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled a plan Monday to take away patients' debt and help future patients receive deep discounts or enroll in charity programs. If federal Medicaid regulators approve it, the move would mean roughly 100 hospitals receiving enhanced federal Medicaid reimbursement funds could get even more funds. Other state and local governments have tapped into federal American Rescue Plan funds to cancel debt.

The Guilford County School district received national attention from the Biden-Harris administration for its spending of COVID-19 relief funds. On…

A bipartisan bill introduced by two North Carolina members of Congress would let states apply federal COVID relief money to affordable housing efforts.…

Guilford County is seeking community input on how best to allocate federal coronavirus relief funding. Guilford County has opened a Growth & Recovery…

The Winston-Salem City Council unanimously approved a new $3 million program designed to help local nonprofits and small businesses stay afloat. The…

The City of Greensboro is launching an online tool to get public input on how to spend federal pandemic relief funding. The city will receive a total of…