Governor
-
Trailing in US Senate race, NC Republicans launch probe to go after Roy Cooper
With Republicans facing an uphill climb to beat Roy Cooper, they’ve created a partisan commission to “investigate” the Democratic candidate.
-
Opinion: A Republican super PAC is about to lie about Roy Cooper. A lot
The same group that pushed lies about Cooper and the Charlotte light rail murder is spending $71 million to promote a false narrative about Cooper and crime. Here’s why it isn’t going to work. North Carolina: Prepare yourself for a boatload of half-truths, weird distortions, and outright hogwash. The state’s US Senate race is one…
-
What updating North Carolina marijuana laws would mean for western NC
North Carolina is one of only 10 states without a regulated adult-use marijuana market or medical marijuana program. Some state leaders are hoping to change that.
-
Gov. Josh Stein urges review of data center tax breaks as cost to NC residents rise
Right now, North Carolina provides big tax breaks to data centers. As they proliferate across NC, Gov. Josh Stein says the state should revisit the issue.
-
NC invests $26M to expand high-speed internet into additional rural areas by 2026
Thousands more rural North Carolinians will receive access to high-speed internet by the end of 2026, following a nearly $26 million state investment announced Monday.
-
NC funnels $50 million to Helene repair projects that don’t qualify for FEMA
Many Helene repairs did not qualify for FEMA funds, so North Carolina leaders are expected to spend $50 million through 80 grants in western NC.
-
Stein reverses Medicaid cuts, but warns of ‘devastating’ consequences if Republicans fail to fund the program
The governor cited court rulings that blocked some of the cuts, but said the state’s Medicaid fund would still run out of money in the spring if Republicans failed to resolve their 6-month dispute over funding it.
-
ICE swept up 130 people in Charlotte this weekend, including landscapers and a church volunteer
Rather than criminals, ICE and Border Patrol agents over the weekend rounded up people going about their days. Most had no serious criminal record, local officials say.
-
Josh Stein demanded NC Republicans fund Medicaid. You can’t make us, they said.
Republican leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly refused Gov. Josh Stein’s recent order demanding they hold a special session to address the state’s urgent Medicaid shortfall.
-
Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies
The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding and cutting infection rates in the tiniest babies.
