Across eastern NC, emergency care services aren’t always easy to come by and often require long wait times or distant drives. The consequences can be devastating.
Read MoreAcross eastern NC, emergency care services aren’t always easy to come by and often require long wait times or distant drives. The consequences can be devastating.
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Despite West’s record, Whatley appointed him to leadership roles within the North Carolina Republican Party and supported his continued involvement in party operations.

It’s disgraceful for a Supreme Court candidate to cozy up to a convicted predator in order to further her own ambitions. And it’s a betrayal of public trust.

Gov. Stein identified pay raises and Medicaid funding as the most urgent issues. However, state lawmakers have yet to act.

Across eastern NC, emergency care services aren’t always easy to come by and often require long wait times or distant drives. The consequences can be devastating.

“Our kids deserve better. A surprise cut of nearly $50 million from rural schools, with virtually no notice and no allegation of misuse, is unlawful and harmful, the Department of Education approved these programs, allowed schools to build them, and now it’s trying to pull the rug out from under dozens of rural communities,” said AG Jeff Jackson.

North Carolina was forced to pay nearly $3.5 billion in tariffs since President Trump took office, while the farming industry and rural economy are expected to lose about $1.9 billion and 8,000 jobs. North Carolina households are expected to pay about $800 to $1,300 this year as a result of tariffs.

“North Carolinians have already paid billions in unlawful tariffs – our farmers, our manufacturers, and our communities can’t bear more,” Jackson said in a press release. “I’m taking the federal government to court because they broke the law again, they harmed North Carolinians, and I can prove it.”

Jackson’s office warned that losing the funding would force schools to shut down programs and could lead to layoffs in the middle of the school year. “Our kids deserve better,” Jackson said in a statement. “A surprise cut of nearly $50 million from rural schools, with virtually no notice and no allegation of misuse, is unlawful and harmful.”

Willingham has voted with Republicans 83% of the time– the second highest rate of all Democrats in the General Assembly. With the help of Willingham, state Republicans were able to pass bills that officials and advocates warned would have detrimental effects to the residents of North Carolina, from higher electric bills to looser gun laws.

This year, over thirty states will hold elections for Supreme Court seats. For North Carolina, the stakes are especially high for the upcoming judicial elections, as concerns around public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary are ever-growing.

The current rise in home insurance rates places a heavy cost burden on a significant portion of Black households compared to other communities. According to data from Zillow, 19% of Black households nationwide are cost-burdened, compared to 12% of white households, 17% of Hispanic households, and 18% of Asian households.

Compared to 2025, Medicaid enrollment in North Carolina has gone down 22%, with 761,457 people enrolled this year. According to NC Health News, more than 200,000 North Carolinians lost their affordable coverage since the sunset of enhanced premium subsidies.

Estos desarrollos reflejan el continuo debate en Carolina del Norte sobre el papel de la detención migratoria, las condiciones en los centros de custodia y el impacto que estas políticas tienen en comunidades inmigrantes en todo el estado.

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein’s Energy Policy Task Force released its interim report last month, with a set of nine recommendations for ensuring that North Carolinians have affordable, reliable, and clean energy supplies as demand for energy skyrockets in the state.