LATEST NEWS AND OPINION

My son, Nicholas, is autistic and intellectually disabled. He is 24, and he needs help in areas most nondisabled people take for granted, including self-care, communication, ensuring his safety, and forming relationships and connections. For the past 15 years, Nicholas has received invaluable help from a public program made possible by Medicaid that supports people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Every day, I hear from people across North Carolina—teachers, small business owners, young professionals, and retirees—who feel like the ground is shifting under their feet. They’re working hard, raising families, planning futures. 

RALEIGH – Today, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that he is leading a bipartisan, multistate coalition of attorneys general targeting the Chinese-owned messaging and payment platform WeChat over its connection to money laundering and fentanyl trafficking in the United States. 

RALEIGH — Recessions hurt. North Carolina’s headline unemployment rate hit 11.2% during the peak of the Great Recession in 2010. During the COVID-era Great Suppression of 2020, it briefly hit a mindboggling 14.2%.

NC House Huddle newsletter for the week of May 9th

Raleigh, N.C. – On Tuesday, May 13, Justice Allison Riggs will be certified as the winner of the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election. 

(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein joined law enforcement and North Carolinians impacted by the fentanyl crisis to call for funding for a Fentanyl Control Unit dedicated to investigating and stopping the flow of narcotics into North Carolina. 

Throughout my long career in law enforcement, and my time as Sheriff of Rutherford county, I have witnessed many threats to public safety such as drug epidemics, trafficking networks and more. What is quietly developing in the shadow of social media and online stores is something that you would not expect: a health crisis that is masquerading as a wellness trend. 

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act today, to expand Pell Grant eligibility for high-quality, short-term workforce programs. The bill benefits individuals seeking to advance their careers without long-term debt while also providing American businesses with a broader, better-prepared talent pool ready to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving economy. 

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin has officially conceded the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race to Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs, concluding a contentious six-month legal dispute over the election's outcome. Griffin's concession follows a federal court ruling that mandated the certification of Riggs' victory, effectively ending efforts to invalidate thousands of ballots.