Registered Democrats did well in 2025 NC municipal elections. But whether that constitutes a blue wave or predicts one in ...

Asheville's Mission Hospital has faced federally imposed Immediate Jeopardy three times in recent years. Some critics seek NC ...

Court rulings, appeals, contradictory announcements and lack of food options leave recipients of SNAP in NC confused, in need of help.

Security personnel have become a ubiquitous presence at some NC libraries. Wake County says serious incidents have led to increased security.

Edgecombe County town of Speed faces NC Local Government Commission pressure to dissolve, after failing to comply with LGC ...

Nearly 1.5 million North Carolinians are currently without the food assistance money on which they rely. Monday, in response to a pair of court rulings last week, President Donald Trump announced that ...

NC DSS directors seek transparency about when, how and how long state takes control of local agencies. Talks with DHHS ...

Bystander recorded 3 UNCG officers on top of student as she asked them to take hands off her neck. Civil rights group ...

In 2014, the North Carolina General Assembly commissioned a report that came to a stark conclusion: the state should discontinue the use of its economic distress tiers. The tiers fail to accurately ...

North Carolina’s system of targeted economic development — economic distress tiers — was designed to distribute a tax credit that no longer exists. Today, the system persists, and various state ...

A system designed to promote NC job growth has strayed from its original purpose. Distressed counties remain distressed, suggesting the need for different ...