By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Four years after Atrium Health pledged to include affordable housing in its new medical innovation district in Charlotte, city filings now ...
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By Rachel Crumpler A law that took effect this month tightens North Carolina’s pretrial release rules, making it more difficult for people accused of violent offenses to be released before going to tr...
Dec
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By Julie Appleby KFF Health News We’ve been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act. But this time there’s an extra complication. Thoug...
Dec
2025
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By Jaymie Baxley After years of pleading from the child welfare community, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recently rolled out a Medicaid plan that’s designed to simplify care for chi...
Dec
2025
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Content warning: This story mentions the alleged sexual abuse of a minor, other forms of child abuse and the use of derogatory slurs. By Taylor Knopf A lawsuit filed in Moore County on Friday, Dec. 12...
Dec
2025
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By Rose Hoban When new state treasurer Brad Briner walked into his new office at the beginning of 2025, he had a problem. After almost a decade of no premium increases for 750,000 state employees and...
Dec
2025
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By Rachel Crumpler A barren field in Alamance County will be transformed over the next year into North Carolina’s first tiny home community built specifically for formerly incarcerated women — a new a...
Dec
2025
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By Rose Hoban North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner has made waves during his first year in office among state employees, who will see a sharp uptick in their health insurance premiums starting next mo...
Dec
2025
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By Lucas Tomae Carolina Public Press Civil legal aid organizations, which provide tens of thousands of North Carolinians with free legal services each year, have been forced to close offices and reduc...
Dec
2025
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By Will Atwater When it comes to the American landscape, litter is nearly as ubiquitous as trees and waterways. Now new research indicates it’s expensive too. A recent Duke University study estimates...