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Today’s “Good News Friday.” Plus: Sen. Tillis bashes Medicaid cuts. Share with a friend Goats get kind of a bad rap for their diet.  Yes, goats have a tendency to munch on anything in front of them. But in general, these curious animals are world-class herbivores with an extraordinary capacity for foraging.   North Carolina’s Dix…

Plus: NC’s ‘recovery czar’ doesn’t want to be that. Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Somehow, someway, there’s a really important election in November. And one of the most important races on the ballot in North Carolina will be the race for one of NC’s two US Senate seats. One seat is…

Plus: Is it finally the year for medical marijuana? Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Did Trump just give North Carolina Republicans an opening to legalize medical marijuana? Recently, the federal government reclassified marijuana—which is sometimes called “cannabis”—as a Schedule 3 drug, putting it in the same category as drugs with recognized medical use…

Plus: What Lumbee recognition means for southeastern NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. The 2026 elections in North Carolina are very much underway.  That means candidates, like Roy Cooper, are beginning their barnstorming. Cooper recently made stops in Fayetteville and Durham to kickstart his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour.  Democrats are making the…