Seventy of North Carolina’s seventy-eight rural counties are considered medical deserts due to a shortage of primary care providers. And while 33% of the state’s population lives in rural areas,...
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Seventy of North Carolina’s seventy-eight rural counties are considered medical deserts due to a shortage of primary care providers. And while 33% of the state’s population lives in rural areas,...
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While families across North Carolina face rising health care costs, higher utility bills, and growing economic uncertainty, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley has spent much of his career inside Washington’s political establishment.
Energy Saver NC, which has $208 million of funding through 2031, provides two types of rebates to eligible households.
Las primarias no partidistas en Carolina del Norte se celebrarán el 3 de marzo de 2026 en varias ciudades del estado. En este sistema, todos los votantes elegibles pueden participar en la elección primaria sin importar su afiliación política.
Seventy of North Carolina’s seventy-eight rural counties are considered medical deserts due to a shortage of primary care providers. And while 33% of the state’s population lives in rural areas, only 12% of physicians in the state practice there. Twenty counties in the state don’t have a single pediatrician, while another twenty don’t have a hospital.
The Western Carolina University students braved a 35-minute, 1.5-mile walk along a busy four-lane rural highway with no sidewalks to bring attention to the distance between students and the polls created by the Republican-controlled state board of elections.
“In the last two years alone in North Carolina, we have lost 19,262 teachers to other jobs; we have 7,000 teaching vacancies in the profession right now,” said Bryan Proffitt with NCAE, during the press conference.
Unfortunately, this holiday season is different. Our business has been impacted by the reckless tariffs from Washington, DC. The tariffs are driving up prices of our goods 20 to 50 percent, and some vendors have used the tariffs to further raise the price of goods and even shipping. Some of our customers’ favorite brands have stopped shipping to the United States entirely. And unlike corporate retailers, we don’t have any negotiating power.
NC House District 27 is a rural district bordering Virginia that includes Warren, Halifax, and Northampton counties. It is an important seat in the 2026 election that could determine the fate of Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes in the next legislative session.
Stevens has practiced law for over 30 years and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2009– she’s currently serving on the House Election Law Committee. Her political and legal experience makes it all the more troubling that she could make such a mistake as she pursues a seat on the state’s highest court.
La Corte Suprema de Carolina del Norte continúa sin emitir un fallo en la histórica demandaLeandro sobre el financiamiento de las escuelas públicas, dejando el caso en el limbo más de 660 días después de que se escucharan los alegatos orales. La demora es inusual y se produce pese a que el tribunal ya publicó sus decisiones finales del año sin incluir este caso clave, que podría definir el futuro de la educación pública en el estado.
The stakes are high as a ruling for Leandro could mean that public schools get about $1.7 billion in funding for multiple initiatives, including per-pupil spending and infrastructure. A state budget has not been passed by the Republican-led NC General Assembly, adding insult to injury.
Enlace Latino N.C., una organización estatal de noticias en español, publicó por primera vez una guía electoral que ofrece información específica sobre los candidatos por condado en Carolina del Norte. Aunque el grupo ha difundido guías básicas para votantes desde 2018, la versión de 2026 incluye los nombres de quienes compiten por posiciones federales, legislativos, judiciales y locales, además de fechas clave del proceso electoral.
The facility, which broke ground in August 2025, is expected to support more than 2,000 jobs, including more than 500 high-wage manufacturing and more than 1,500 construction jobs.
In 2025, Cunningham sided with Republicans more than any other Democrat, voting with the GOP 84% of the time on key issues such as immigration, the environment, government transparency, and the separation of powers.