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Judges reject arguments against NC Certificate of Need law
Challenge to constitutionality of certificate of need law, regulating medical facilities expansion, could be headed back to NC Supreme Court.…
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AdventHealth: High Court won’t hear key appeal on new Buncombe hospital
Supreme Court refusal to hear HCA appeal of main certificate of need for new Buncombe hospital, may allow AdventHealth to…
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New GOP-controlled local election boards reject early voting sites on some NC college campuses
Newly GOP-controlled election boards in Jackson and Cumberland counties cut campus early voting sites, while Guilford rejects proposed sites. New…
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Governor reverses Medicaid cuts. Whether and when lawmakers will act to fix funding shortfall is unclear.
It may be too soon to celebrate after Gov. Josh Stein reversed Medicaid reimbursement provider cuts implemented in October, restoring…
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Battling food insecurity on NC college campuses
Research at several North Carolina colleges shows that food insecurity is a serious and complex issue for many students. Battling…
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Gut-amend-release. How NC’s translucent lawmaking tactics hurt democracy.
For decades, NC lawmakers from both parties have used a gut-and-amend strategy to replace proposals with unrelated ones. Gut-amend-release. How…
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Cape Fear pollution tributaries: A tale of two NC rivers and cities
The Deep and Haw rivers face pollution from cities. But Asheboro battling in court to keep polluting, while Burlington has…
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Legal aid groups feel pinch of NC legislature freezing millions of dollars
Lawmakers express concern about left-leaning legal aid efforts, but groups say they’ve been misunderstood and other red states don’t do…
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With home births growing, NC could rethink licensing of certified midwives
A state task force is taking a fresh look at licensure for certified midwives that could more closely align North…
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Helene’s devastation shakes up NC economic distress tiers for 2026
The economic distress tier system that NC agencies use to rank counties saw downward movement in places recovering from Helene.…
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