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State Water Infrastructure Authority Meets to Advance Major Helene Recovery Projects
The State Water Infrastructure Authority convened on Dec. 10 for a day-long meeting, taking up a packed agenda centered on funding decisions for communities recovering from Hurricane Helene and expanding statewide drinking water and wastewater resilience.

Annie Dance
Dec 12, 20253 min read


Gov. Stein Orders Medicaid Rate Restoration as Budget Stalemate Deepens
Gov. Josh Stein on Wednesday directed the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to restore Medicaid reimbursement rates to their Sept. 30, 2025, levels, saying recent court rulings have made the state’s October rate cuts untenable and have put patient access at risk.

Annie Dance
Dec 11, 20252 min read


Exclusive: NC Gang Prevention Task Force Opens With Misstep on Public Transparency
North Carolina’s new Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force held its first Prevention Working Group meeting Tuesday morning — and it opened with a misunderstanding of the state’s public meeting laws.

Annie Dance
Dec 10, 20252 min read


What the Military’s HIV Enlistment Fight Means in Rutherford County
When federal judges in Richmond take up a case about who can and cannot join the U.S. military, the impact reaches far beyond the courtroom.

Annie Dance
Dec 10, 20252 min read


Voter Registration Shakeup
Gaining five times more in the last week, Republicans have moved to the cusp of eclipsing Democrats in voter registrations in North Carolina for the first time.

The Center Square
Dec 9, 20252 min read
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