In 2012, when the General Assembly passed their voter ID law and faced a lawsuit from the Obama administration, then-Attorney General Roy Cooper said the law was “one of the worst election pieces of legislation in the country.” Cooper also urged Governor Pat McCrory to veto the bill.
Among the funding Trump is trying to halt: $160 million in payments to protect the state’s power grid from wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters like Tropical Storm Helene, which has caused billions in damage to western North Carolina.
Amid abortion access struggles in NC, a painting donation to local abortion clinics stands as a tribute to providers and patients navigating the state’s ever-changing restrictions.
NC Medicaid won a national award after enrolling 570,000+ residents in its expansion program. Learn how community partnerships are transforming healthcare access statewide.
The law, passed last year by the Republican-controlled legislature, would have stripped Gov. Roy Cooper of appointment power to the state’s elections boards. it also would have likely created election gridlock.
How to report a missing loved one, get assistance clearing debris and where to donate water and money.
Amid the growing outcry over the shooting of Alex Pretti, Republican Thom Tillis called for a bipartisan investigation, but most other North Carolina Republicans seemed to ignore it.
More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in the state’s Medicaid expansion program since it went live about seven months ago, officials announced Friday.
Officials say disaster survivors in rural North Carolina would be hit the hardest by the changes proposed by a Trump FEMA council.
Plus: Your guide to May Day protests in NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. “The liberal agenda.” That’s how a conservative columnist at the McClatchy papers described this week’s teacher protests in Raleigh. For years, I was an education reporter before I started covering politics. So I wanted to devote the new Billy…
