The federal plan caps the amount nursing graduate students can borrow for tuition by redefining which graduate programs qualify, but analysts say critics miss the mark.
Republican leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly have rejected Gov. Josh Stein’s call for an extra legislative session dealing with Medicaid next week, calling the move unconstitutional and unnecessary. In a letter sent to the governor Thursday, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, said Stein’s proclamation for lawmakers to...
On Friday, Governor Josh Stein’s office announced a new round of appointments to boards and commissions across North Carolina.
The first Carolina Journal poll of the likely matchup for North Carolina’s open United States Senate seat next year puts former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper ahead of Republican Michael Whatley 47% to 39%. But the poll also revealed that a large swath of the electorate is unfamiliar with Whatley.
NC’s 2023 Medicaid expansion was passed with the promise that it would pay for itself. Now that promise is in jeopardy. The time has come for the NC GA to uphold its own law, honor that safeguard, and begin an orderly rollback of expansion before it threatens the very foundation of the Medicaid program.
In an age when information moves faster than ever, a single misleading post can ignite a digital wildfire—damaging reputations, misinforming the public, and shifting focus away from facts. The last week has offered a textbook case of why it's crucial to look before you leap when sharing stories on social media.
The council’s formation marks the start of the Stein administration’s effort to legalize marijuana for adults in North Carolina, while also tightening restrictions and closing loopholes that allow access for minors. Some North Carolinians view this move positively, while others remain skeptical.
Three-in-four North Carolina likely voters believe that tariffs will make products more expensive, and only 10% believe tariffs are the best way to reshore manufacturing jobs.
North Carolina had already joined a growing wave of states taking action against TikTok amid broad concerns over national security and data privacy.
Asked if they believe the U.S. is headed in the right or wrong track as a result of the general election, 48% said right track and 43% wrong track. That’s a 20 percentage point jump from September when just 27% of surveyed voters were right track and 63% said wrong track.
On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, projected to win with 277 Electoral College votes. Wisconsin was called for the Trump column just after 5:30 am on Wednesday morning, putting Trump over the 270 vote threshold. In unofficial results, Democrat Josh Stein won the governor’s race by nearly 15 percentage points.
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