News
-
How civics class could stage a comeback in NC classrooms
Making civics class relate more to students’ lives is working in some US schools and could be fresh approach needed…
Read More » -
From Helene recovery to health access, the top CPP stories of 2025
CPP headlines in 2025 were dominated by Helene recovery and other holdovers, plus some surprises and results of investigative reporting.…
Read More » -
Lawmakers fail to fund Medicaid as deadline nears, point fingers at each other
Medicaid funding deadline looms as Republican lawmakers in two NC legislative chambers disagree over children’s hospital proposal. Lawmakers fail to…
Read More » -
Gotcha! Firings at NC colleges after undercover videos raise legal, ethical questions.
Universities in NC have fired employees after undercover videos by conservative group, whose actions appear legal, but ethically dubious. Gotcha!…
Read More » -
Cities are dumping this chemical in NC rivers — and getting paid to do it
Is 1,4-dioxane dangerous? Opinions vary. But that hasn’t stopped cities from releasing the chemical into the drinking water of communities.…
Read More » -
Is there a doctor on the beach? Outer Banks a tourism hub, but a health care desert.
Amid seasonal tourism boom, NC Outer Banks region has one hospital, accessible from many areas by only one narrow highway…
Read More » -
‘Not a silver bullet.’ NC dams problematic during Helene, future role unclear.
Shelved plans from ’60s for TVA project in NC unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ecology will make…
Read More » -
Losing Speed. Tiny NC town on verge of shutting down.
Edgecombe County town of Speed faces NC Local Government Commission pressure to dissolve, after failing to comply with LGC mandate…
Read More » -
Field is set for NC 2026 elections as filing closes
Window for candidates closes in NC. With everyone filed, primary and general election contests for federal, state, local offices take…
Read More » -
NC county settles lawsuit over stifling public comment
Cabarrus Co. will better train commissioners as part of settlement. A commissioner had speaker removed for criticizing DSS staff by…
Read More »