Near Mecklenburg County
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At a mosque in suburban Durham, Nigel Edwards set up a table with voter registration information and a QR code directing people to election resources. It was part of a push Friday by Muslim organizations across North Carolina to encourage members of their community to register and vote in the November election. The response was […]
Some North Carolina employees and teachers insured through the State Health Plan and seeking care at certain Atrium Health hospitals and clinics won’t see big jumps in their out-of-pocket costs after all. State Treasurer Brad Briner announced Monday that a dozen Atrium hospitals will be in a benefits tier that will keep their out-of-pocket expenses […]
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North Carolina is consistently ranked among America’s top states for business. But a new ranking by Oxfam lists the state dead last in this year’s 2026 Best States to Work Index. Oxfam, a global nonprofit focused on poverty and inequality, examined 37 policies including wages, worker protections, and the right to organize to determine which […]
A new directive to North Carolina county boards of election puts more ballots in jeopardy of being discarded, though voters will have the chance to fill out another. Absentee ballots that arrive in the wrong envelope, or that arrive unsealed in the correct envelope, will no longer automatically count but will be rejected and new […]
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