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Opinion: Medicaid cuts will hurt North Carolina families like ours

September 15, 2025

As Medicaid cuts loom thanks to President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” families across the country, including here in North Carolina, have to contend with the potential loss of benefits.

Opinion: Medicaid cuts will hurt North Carolina families like ours

North Carolina’s ‘education governor,’ Jim Hunt, dies at 88

December 19, 2025

Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in North Carolina politics in the late 20th century who helped leaders from both major parties strive for public education reform, died Thursday at the age of 88, his daughter Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt announced. Hunt, whose career provided a prototype for the modern “education governor,” served an unprecedented…

North Carolina’s ‘education governor,’ Jim Hunt, dies at 88

‘We are working around the clock to reach you’: NC leaders pledge rescue and recovery after Helene’s devastation

October 1, 2024

Helene wreaked havoc in North Carolina, especially in western communities that were flooded or destroyed by landslides. Dozens of people are dead, and many more are missing. Here’s what’s being done about it.

‘We are working around the clock to reach you’: NC leaders pledge rescue and recovery after Helene’s devastation

On his last day in office, Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 men on death row to life in prison

January 2, 2025

Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death row sentences, reducing the state’s death row population by more than 10% in a historic farewell decision.

On his last day in office, Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 men on death row to life in prison

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoes concealed carry and immigration bills

June 23, 2025

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed his first bills on Friday, blocking for now Republican legislation that would let adults carry concealed handguns without a permit and make state agencies and local sheriffs more active in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoes concealed carry and immigration bills

Josh Stein wins race for North Carolina governor, beats Mark Robinson

November 5, 2024

NBC News and DecisionDesk HQ called the race for Stein shortly after the polls closed on Tuesday night.

Josh Stein wins race for North Carolina governor, beats Mark Robinson

🎈13 can’t-miss fall festivals in NC

September 14, 2026

Plus: More controversy for Whatley Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Today, we’ve got a messy developing story in NC’s Senate race, and a guide to NC’s best fall festivals, but first: This week, North Carolina hosts just about the best free music festival in America. The NC Folk Festival runs three days in…