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Medicaid Expansion in NC marks first anniversary with unanswered questions

Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina.

Down-ballot races show modest shift

Now that the counting of ballots is more-or-less complete, let’s take another look back at the results of the 2024 elections — with a particular emphasis on contests closer to the bottom than the top of the ballot. Why look at down-ballot races? Well, I admit to a longstanding annoyance with conflating the election of...

Christmas at Biltmore welcomes visitors as western NC road to recovery continues

Despite severe destruction in the western mountain of North Carolina following Hurricane Helene, Biltmore Estates in Asheville is welcoming visitors for another year of its Christmas at Biltmore program.

Carolina Journal’s Donna King analyzes proposed NC State Board of Elections oversight changes

Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses legislation that would shift the NC State Board of Elections to the state auditor’s office. King offered these comments during the Nov. 29, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”