Hospitals have launched a lobbying blitz to stave off Trump administration rules they say will lose them hundreds of billions of dollars.

NC families and educators warn that rising prices are putting added pressure on households, teachers and public school budgets.

Durham County officials estimate they could face nearly $1.8 million in annual lost revenue under new SNAP administrative cost-sharing rules.

By Dorothy Holley As an experienced science teacher in North Carolina, finding innovative, authentic resources to engage my students has never been easy. After all, math and English are the tested…

N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, joined by state food bank leaders, received 270,000 eggs on Tuesday, the first in a series of deliveries of three million eggs from an antitrust lawsuit.

A study from financial information company SmartAsset has defined what it takes to be "middle class" in all 50 states, including North Carolina.

One of the biggest legal roadblocks preventing President Donald Trump from enacting his policies has come from Democratic state attorneys general.

Democrats say the shift is part of a pattern by Republican state legislators to shift power into their own hands regardless of what is legitimate.

A new survey from U.S. News & World Report finds that more parents expect their children to help pay for back-to-school expenses, whether that's with money from a summer job or an allowance.

Care will be in shorter supply, travel distances will stretch farther, and high-risk situations will more likely result in tragedy.

The newly enacted state budget includes bonuses for state employees, but the money won't appear in paychecks until late September.

The wide-ranging bill would spend tens of millions of dollars on sporting events, in addition to dealing out millions in taxpayer dollars to charities and targeting Democratic Gov. Josh Stein with…

The state joined a lawsuit challenging the rule, which would require “medically frail” Medicaid recipients to prove their illness prevents them from working.

Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.

Federal reforms have left the states with a growing bill

Nearly all counties in The Smoky Mountain News coverage area have fewer childcare facilities than just several years prior, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.  Haywood and…

By Becca Pipitone A career in teaching is a labor of love in any state in this country, but here in North Carolina the sacrifices that teachers make to continue showing up for their students is…

A report from Defend America Action shows that several Trump administration policies are straining already-strained farmers across NC and the rest of the country.

Today’s AAA National Average $4.1050

RALEIGH, N.C. (May 6, 2026) — Today, House Democrats unveiled bills addressing the need to invest in child care and teacher pay in North…

RALEIGH, N.C. (May 4, 2026) — House Democrats unveiled a slate of bills to address the increasing cost of health care in North Carolina.

RALEIGH, N.C. (April 30, 2026) — Today, House Democrats held a press conference outlining the details of House Bill 1057: Affordable Food…

State lawmakers are calling for stronger efforts to investigate fraud and abuse in North Carolina's Medicaid system. A state House committee held a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday on the topic,…

North Carolina lawmakers return for the 2026 short session with teacher pay raises a top priority for elected officials.

As Duke Energy proposes an 18% rate hike over the next two years, people like Fuquay-Varina resident Melanie Joseph are struggling to manage electric bills that are unexpectedly jumping by hundreds…

“For three decades Republican and Democratic judges have recognized and attempted to enforce the right to a sound basic education for…

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A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) finds that state and local policymakers face a "one-two punch" of new federal costs and self-imposed fiscal pressures that threaten…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 20, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 EPA’s own data shows the rollback will raise fuel prices and cost consumers $1.5 trillion RALEIGH — Attorney General…

North Carolina teachers are among the worst paid in the country, a reality that drives more and more teachers out of the classroom.

“As election workers across the state continue their work ensuring that voters have their ballots accurately counted, North Carolinians…

Levi Strauss and Columbia Sportswear are among those citing the president as a reason they are raising prices.

Many of the gifts that define Valentine’s, especially flowers and chocolates, rely heavily on imports which have been affected by tariffs.

More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes.

New Medicaid work rules expected to hit adults ages 50 to 64, particularly women, hard.

Amid rising costs and the expiration of enhanced subsidies, fewer North Carolina residents enrolled in health coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2026, according to the latest figures from the…

After funds for grants that help low-income North Carolinians with legal services were frozen in July by the state legislature, Legal Aid NC has begun closing offices across the state.

Following unusual levels of ice and snowfall across the state this year, Rep. Cynthia Ball is introducing a bill to help North Carolina better respond to winter weather.

Thousands of North Carolinians will have to cast a provisional ballot in the 2026 midterms if they don’t update their voter registration information.

CHARLOTTE (February 5, 2026) – ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas doesn’t hesitate to share opinions. And he has thoughts about how North Carolina treats its public school teachers. In the…

As the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles continues taking steps to improve efficiency and cut wait times, the state has made a change to the timeline for online appointments.

A new report released Wednesday highlighted broad drops in school discipline measures and violent crimes. More:…