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Jaymie Baxley/NC Health NewsNorth Carolina’s Medicaid system is grappling with funding shortfalls, both from the state budget and from the Congressional megabill. The state Department of Health and Human Services says it will reduce provider reimbursement rates and cut coverage for popular weight-loss drugs on Oct. 1 after state lawmakers failed to approve additional funding. -
Colin Campbell/WUNCN.C. Senate leader Phil Berger said Thursday that the legislature might redraw the state's Congressional districts in response to partisan gerrymandering efforts in other states.
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Republicans in the N.C. House have introduced a bill calling for tougher penalties for political violence in response to the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. -
BJ Barham of the Raleigh-based band American Aquarium is running for one of three vacant seats on the Wendell Board of Commissioners. -
The legislation is named after Iryna Zarutska, who died after being stabbed on board a Charlotte light rail train last month. -
State lawmakers are back in Raleigh this week, but Republicans still haven't reached an agreement on a budget and Medicaid funding. -
North Carolina Congressman Brad Knott says Congress will take action if changes to Medicaid threaten rural hospitals. He addressed the issue, as well as legislation he's pushing for on guns and immigration, during a telephone town hall this week. -
Small rural fire departments across North Carolina are struggling to recruit volunteer firefighters and pay for the rising cost of equipment. That’s prompting the state legislature to look more closely at the future of firefighting. -
While NC is an unlikely target for more gerrymandering before the 2026elections, the state’s redistricting battles helped set it in motion. -
PBS North Carolina has begun laying off employees this week in response to the elimination of federal funding for public media. -
Former North Carolina congressman Wiley Nickel has announced his candidacy for Wake County district attorney. Nickel was elected to the U.S. House in 2022 but didn't seek a second term due to redistricting. -
Learn about who is running for Durham Mayor and city council.
