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DSS directors across NC concerned by state interventions, letter reveals
NC DSS directors seek transparency about when, how and how long state takes control of local agencies. Talks with DHHS…
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Court date set for subject of controversial UNCG arrest video
Bystander recorded 3 UNCG officers on top of student as she asked them to take hands off her neck. Civil…
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Seeking better options for NC economic development
With NC counties and communities experiencing persistent economic distress, policy makers seeking new solutions for job growth. Seeking better options…
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Flawed economic distress tier system not opening doors for growth in struggling communities
The shortcomings of the economic distress tier system used to promote economic development in NC are rooted in its convoluted…
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SNAP Benefits Set To Pause November 1st
If the federal government shutdown extends into November, North Carolina’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be paused starting Nov.…
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Jackson County Leaders Train Setting up an Emergency Shelter
When a disaster occurs and residents can’t go home or they need to evacuate, having a shelter where the public…
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No progress for poor areas despite years of NC tier system designed to spark growth
NC three-tier system for counties designed to boost job growth. But many communities face chronic unemployment and other problems persist.…
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Will courts stop new NC congressional map?
NC Republican legislators have added one more likely GOP congressional district. But map could face court challenges over racial makeup.…
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Federal regulators give NC hospital deadline for plan to fix problems
Regulators with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have given HCA-owned Mission Hospital until Nov. 9 to propose remedies.…
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State investigates after 2nd migrant worker at Nash Co. farm dies since 2023.
Migrant farm worker fatally injured by equipment on sweet potato farm in Nash County. NC Labor Department to investigate. State…
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