News
4th Circuit could hear NC abortion drug case in October
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals could hear oral arguments this fall in a case involving a challenge to North Carolina’s restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone.
News
Federal civil rights probe targets ECU medical school admissions
Federal officials are examining whether Brody School of Medicine admissions practices unlawfully favored applicants based on race.
Opinion
Bar owners’ complaints could play role in marquee NC election
An ongoing lawsuit reminds voters of Roy Cooper's leading role in shuttering businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News
Locke expert hopes Ace Speedway case will help in NC CON challenge
A John Locke Foundation expert hopes North Carolina’s second-highest court will consider the impact of a two-year-old precedent as it considers a lawsuit challenging state certificate-of-need healthcare restrictions.
News
NC Medicaid spending nears $42B after 93% growth in 4 years
The new budget fully funds Medicaid as the program claims a larger share of state spending and draws new scrutiny from lawmakers.
News
NC budget funds key Dominique Moody reforms
Lawmakers funded a six-person child welfare review team and training but left reporting, documentation and analytics provisions out.
News
New Bern eye surgeon cites three reasons to reverse CON dispute ruling
The New Bern eye surgeon challenging North Carolina’s certificate-of-need healthcare restrictions is asking the state’s second-highest court to overturn trial judges’ December 2025 ruling against him.
News
NC budget raises sports-betting tax, adds prediction markets
New NC budget raises sports-betting taxes, redirects revenue to public universities, and creates a new tax on prediction markets.
News
Judge rejects NC bar owners’ motion, 2nd case ‘successfully mediated’
A Superior Court judge rejected Tuesday a request from NC bar owners who were seeking to split two pieces of their lawsuit over government-mandated COVID closings in 2020 and 2021.
News
Judge to weigh competing requests in COVID bar shutdown lawsuit
A Superior Court judge could decide Tuesday whether North Carolina bar owners suing over COVID-related government shutdowns can pursue depositions from former Gov. Roy Cooper and his top health official.
News
Consent order would end lawsuit over NC Medicaid autism services
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and families that use Medicaid-funded autism services have reached a deal that would end a 2025 lawsuit.
News
NC lawmakers unveil long-awaited state budget
Lawmakers unveiled a $34B state budget with raises, tax cuts, Helene recovery, Medicaid oversight, and final votes expected this week.
