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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Disputes over LGBTQ content and displays prompt Yancey County commissioners to leave regional library, could lead to big costs increase. by Lucas Thomae August 28, 2024. North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is running for governor while a NC Board of Elections investigation into him remains …
New NC voting rules: ID requested with exceptions – here’s what …
WEBSep 15, 2023 · This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces.
State health plan running out of money. NC legislators mum.
WEBAug 19, 2024 · COVID-related expenses and skyrocketing prescription drug and health care costs are wreaking havoc on the State Health Plan’s budget: the plan is facing a projected loss of $106.3 million in the upcoming fiscal year, according to a July report. Price increases are vastly outpacing the budget, which was rocked by the pandemic.
Housing unaffordable in Charlotte and Raleigh, study says
WEBJun 24, 2024 · The housing markets of North Carolina’s largest metropolitan areas — Charlotte and Raleigh — are seriously and severely unaffordable, respectively, according to a recent report from urban planning policy firm Demographia. Demographia ranked cities by median multiple, a figure calculated by dividing the location’s median house price by ...
Mission Hospital needs systemic changes from HCA, officials say
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · At a Feb. 6 news conference, elected officials and advocates said hospital leadership needs to make systemic changes, as the failures have come from a corporate culture that prioritizes profit. Mayfield said she is pushing to look at the corrective plan herself to make sure it’s sustainable and not “just a band-aid.”.
Elections investigation into NC Lt. Gov. Robinson 3 years old
WEBJan 11, 2024 · North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican candidate in the 2024 primary for governor, remains under a N.C. State Board of Elections investigation into allegations of more than $500,000 of campaign finance violations in 2020, according to Bob Hall, the former executive director of Democracy NC and a campaign finance watchdog.
Runoff elections to extend NC primary voting season to May 14
WEBMar 11, 2024 · In North Carolina the primary election season isn’t over yet, but will continue for the next two months with some contested races going to runoff elections on May 14.. North Carolina is one of just 10 U.S. states that require a candidate to win a primary with a certain percentage of the votes cast. If no candidate reaches that level, the top two advance to a second primary, also called a ...
Robinson past campaign reporting faces more doubts - Carolina …
WEBby Sarah Michels August 21, 2024. North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is running for governor while a NC Board of Elections investigation into him remains unresolved after three years. Provided/File. During Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson ’s 2020 campaign, he claimed to spend $2,374 at Lake Outfitters for “campaign clothes and accessories.”.
Violence against doctors and nurses is rising. A new N.C. law aims …
WEBNov 7, 2023 · By Michelle Crouch, Charlotte Ledger and North Carolina Health News Emergency physician Jennifer Casaletto has been cursed at, shoved, punched, spat on and bitten while trying to do her job. One patient threw a container full of urine at one of her medical residents. Another kicked her when she was pregnant.
LME-MCOs consolidate mental health services in Eastern NC
WEBDec 20, 2023 · Consolidation to reshape NC mental health system. LME-MCOs merger deal will streamline the launch of specialized plans for NC Medicaid participants with complex needs, proponents say. by North Carolina Health News December 20, 2023. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services building in Raleigh. Frank Taylor / Carolina Public Press / File.