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Democrats’ wins in North Carolina could put PFAS pollution back in spotlight
Here’s what Democrats’ election wins could mean for PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in North Carolina.
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A North Carolina election denier, facing defeat, demands ‘election observers’
A look at the North Carolina elections that still haven’t been called. Plus: Bentonville’s fall festival.
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Why North Carolina’s midterm turnout was so astonishing
North Carolina turnout hasn’t been this high since 1990. Plus, a post-Helene rescue mission and a state park gets bigger and prettier.
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SNAP: Trump’s tighter food assistance rules strain struggling North Carolinians
The effects of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ on SNAP and food insecurity ‘not even close’ to being fully felt in North Carolina.
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SNAP: North Carolina food pantries, nonprofits seeing greater demand amid changes to program
Food pantries across North Carolina are struggling to keep up with increased demand after the federal government tightened SNAP requirements last summer.
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SNAP: Food assistance changes by Congress and NC General Assembly put pressure on counties
This month, under changes in Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” North Carolina counties went from paying for 50% of SNAP’s administrative costs to 75%.
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Opinion: NC’s last-minute voting change threatens thousands of mail ballots, but they can be fixed
The statewide rate is 5.8%, but it is much higher – 7.5% – for ballots processed in the 21 counties where Black and other voters of color comprise a third or more of the registered voters.
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Good News Friday: North Carolina restaurants lauded in new Michelin Guide
North Carolina restaurants show out in a new Michelin Guide to the American South. Plus, early voting surges and a big jobs announcement.
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4 reasons North Carolina residents are pushing back on data centers
Read all the major concerns NC residents have about the development of data centers in the state.
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It’s no longer the top crop, but tobacco still stars at the North Carolina State Fair
Although North Carolina remains the nation’s No. 1 tobacco producer, the leaf has fallen to the state’s third most valuable cash crop, behind corn and soybeans.
