Fundamental transformation

NCSBE to rule on candidate’s preferred religious name

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted unanimously at their remote meeting on Thursday to make a declaratory ruling on a Rutherford County candidate’s request for the use of a preferred religious name as opposed to their legal name on the ballot in November’s General Election.

Documents detail settlement of federal suit over juvenile confinement

New documents offer details about the proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit over solitary confinement of juveniles in North Carolina.

Legislative leader urges halt to State Health Plan provider tiers

House Majority Leader Brenden Jones warns new State Health Plan tiers will raise rural patients’ costs and threaten local hospitals.

NC charter office: No one on staff to evaluate virtual schools

North Carolina's Office of Charter Schools has nobody on staff who can evaluate a virtual charter school, its executive director told the State Board of Education on Aug. 5, even as remote charter academies nearly double to 19 this fall.