NC wants out of mental health settlement as federal disability protections weaken
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One in six North Carolina counties is a maternity care desert, with no birthing facilities or obstetric clinicians, according to a new report from the March of Dimes. About 61,000 women ages 18 to 44 live in maternity care deserts, and 4,000 babies are born each year to mothers who live in maternity care deserts. […]
North Carolina’s open Senate seat could be key to majority control of the upper chamber.
A federal judge on Monday ended nearly 14 years of court oversight of North Carolina’s program to help people with serious mental illness move from institutional settings into community housing. U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III approved a request from North Carolina and the U.S. Justice Department to end the 2012 settlement. The program, […]
The third time was a charm for Brooke Jackson. The mother of three finally completed self-improvement programs at StepUp Ministry that she first began in 2023, but dropped out of twice. “Things went well for a while until life showed up and I had to separate from the program,” Jackson said, referring to the first […]
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One month before early in-person voting begins in North Carolina, civil rights leader and Repairers of the Breach President Bishop William Barber said voters should not fall victim to the confusion surrounding voting in the midterms. The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to approve the president’s executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of […]
Jackson argued the separate class would prevent data centers from shifting energy costs to residential consumers.
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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CLEMMONS, N.C.—The man came out of nowhere, but he seemed to be on their side. Dozens of residents of Clemmons, a small village south of Winston-Salem, were alarmed about a proposed asphalt plant that could be built in their neighborhood, Rolling Green Village. The man, who said his name was Chris Sanderson, told neighbors he […]
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The North Carolina National Guard lost 30 members in direct combat operations over the past 25 years.
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