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NC lawmakers return to Raleigh vowing to work together, but with an uncertain road ahead

January 29, 2025

The North Carolina General Assembly opened its new year with suggestions of bipartisan cooperation, even as they return to the site of several contentious debates. Republicans have lost their supermajority in the NC House, so will that sense of working together last or just fade into the din? Here’s what you need to know.

NC lawmakers return to Raleigh vowing to work together, but with an uncertain road ahead

North Carolina medical examiners are taking time off to protest poor pay

June 9, 2026

Without them, bodies will stack up at morgues and funeral homes in North Carolina, and some death certificates won’t be signed.

North Carolina medical examiners are taking time off to protest poor pay

Dalton George: The unheralded heroes of Hurricane Helene

January 21, 2025

During the immediate aftermath of Helene, as soon as I got a moment, I went to our public works facility, looking to thank and check on the many public servants personally. In that visit I asked several folks how they all personally fared throughout the storm.

Dalton George: The unheralded heroes of Hurricane Helene

NC lawmakers express frustration at slow rollout of Helene recovery funds

January 31, 2025

Rep. Eric Ager, a Democratic state legislator whose district was heavily impacted by Helene, said it could be summertime at the earliest before $15 billion in federal relief funds reaches the local level.

NC lawmakers express frustration at slow rollout of Helene recovery funds

Spotting NC’s ‘blue ghost’ fireflies

May 20, 2026

Plus: Checking out the viral food stars of NC. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have an incredible view of the “blue ghost” fireflies, an important vote in the NC House, and viral food stars of NC, but first: If I want our new video series, Billy Ball Explains NC, to do…

Being an abortion clinic escort in NC

May 5, 2026

An eastern North Carolina favorite closes. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we’ve got the last days of an eastern NC fish fry, a whale siting on Onslow Beach, and coastal NC’s brewing fight over shellfish farms, but first: Kelsea McLain’s desire to be an abortion clinic escort in North Carolina grew out…