State news

SNAP expected to be harder to use at some farmers markets

NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH NEWS | Farmer markets around the state will have another month in the busy summer growing season…

6 years ago

Legislature moves to reduce psychiatric boarding in hospital emergency rooms

A bill seeks to address the problem of people languishing in hospital EDs, waiting for a psychiatric bed, but mental…

6 years ago

Civitas says 166 local, ‘inappropriate’ earmarks totaling $30 million identified in budget

NC Civitas | The state budget for FY 2018-19 contains nearly 170 line items totaling $30 million that are highly…

6 years ago

Republican lawmakers budget $35 million for school safety

Republican's school safety plan makes some temporary changes, while giving lawmakers time to assess what else might be needed. Education…

6 years ago

General Assembly’s ‘power grab’ results in clearer public education leadership, court confirms

Longleaf Politics |  The latest major court ruling stemming from the General Assembly’s infamous 2016 “power grab”1came on Friday, as the N.C. Supreme…

6 years ago

Alcohol wholesalers lobby gets new rules slipped into bill after secret Asheville rendezvous

Longleaf Politics | A recent memo sent by the N.C. Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association to its members this week provides us…

6 years ago

Why disaster recovery is so slow in North Carolina

Longleaf Politics | Hurricane Matthew struck eastern North Carolina on October 9, 2016. A full 18 months later, some of the…

6 years ago

Legislators move to protect hog farms, again

A lagoon for hog waste. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture North Carolina Health News Now that neighbors to one…

6 years ago

North Carolina’s “secret” budget process is all about November

Longleaf Politics The General Assembly is taking a highly unusual route toward accomplishing its even-year requirement, a budget adjustment bill.…

6 years ago

All work and no pay: From rehab to servitude

REVEAL NEWS / Center for Investigative Reporting For years, North Carolina officials looked the other way while a rogue drug…

6 years ago