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As UNC-Chapel Hill Announces Free Tuition, Political Appointees Raise Questions, Push Back
When UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced last week the university would begin providing free tuition and required fees for students whose families make less than $80,000 a year, it came as a surprise.
Medicaid Managed Care Plans for NC Residents with Disabilities Delayed Again
The rollout of Medicaid managed care health plans for people with behavioral or developmental disabilities is delayed for a third time, the state Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.
New Plan Aims to Preserve NC Coastal Landscapes
North Carolina’s 220,000 acres of salt marsh are in danger of being drowned out or washed away, but groups around the state are banning together to try to stop it from happening.
The Beginning of a Frightening New Era in North Carolina
I’ve always been intentional about distinguishing myself as “from New Orleans” rather than “from Louisiana.” I am ashamed to be from Louisiana, a state that has passed one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation. A ban that doesn’t even allow exceptions for rape and incest
North Carolina Lawmakers Take First Steps to Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables, CBD Products
“When I started naively, I thought I just wanted to make sure that a 10-year-old kid can’t walk into a smoke shop and buy some of these products,” Rep. Jeff McNeely told members of a House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Opinion | “Big Brother” Bill that Would Establish Dangerous Precedent is Back
Perhaps it was wishful thinking. More than two months ago in this space, I explained why a seemingly innocuous state House bill is actually a hugely dangerous example of big government treading in an area in which it has no rightful place.
North Carolina Gas Prices Decline, Despite National Increase
Consumers have faced steep gas prices throughout the past year, as demand continues to rebound in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result of sanctions on Russian imports while the war in Ukraine continues to rage.
Opinion | “Look What WE Did:” National Extremists Score With NC Voter Suppression Bill
Last week, North Carolina Election Integrity Team (NCEIT) President and Lee County GOP Chair Jim Womack said the quiet part out loud when he told news reporters he would “fundamentally disagree” with the notion that more people voting helps conservatives.
To Reduce Childhood Hunger, NC Providing Free Meals to Kids This Summer
In North Carolina’s push to curb childhood hunger, schools will provide locally sourced food to millions of youth this summer.