Unless the Medicaid program gets extra funding by Oct. 1, there will be widespread cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates.
In the House, 13 members sponsored more than half of the 57 bills that passed; and in the Senate, nine senators sponsored three-quarters of the 32 bills that became law.
As North Carolina’s budget stalemate drags on, the board of directors for NCInnovation met this week to confront the organization’s uncertain future and the growing threat of losing state support. This comes as NCInnovation’s CEO Bennet Waters announced that he is building out succession for his leadership tenure, with plans to step down within the...
After a month-long summer recess, the North Carolina General Assembly briefly reconvened Monday afternoon. The House Rules Committee considered several bills regarding disaster recovery funds, environmental waste management, student use of wireless communication devices, General Assembly appointments, and an adjournment resolution.
Gov. Josh Stein is appealing a court ruling upholding the General Assembly’s decision to take away one of his appointments to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Stein’s lawyers filed the notice of appeal Wednesday.
After passing unanimously in both chambers of the General Assembly last week, Gov. Josh Stein signed HB 612, the Fostering Care in NC Act, on Thursday.
A three-judge Superior Court panel will hear arguments next week in a dispute over the appointment of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol commander. Parties in the legal battle filed competing briefs Monday.
North Carolina’s permitless concealed carry bill—the Freedom to Carry NC Act—cleared another hurdle Tuesday with a narrow 6–5 vote in the House Judiciary 2 Committee.
The Senate pushed forward a bill on disaster relief that also addresses concerns about political discrimination in the distribution of aid.
State lawmakers filed legislation last week to repeal North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) laws, taking aim at the healthcare regulatory regime that restricts the establishment or expansion of healthcare facilities and services in the state.
As for passing the House and Senate floor this session, time will tell if the stars align and how the cookie crumbles.
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