RALEIGH - North Carolina has expanded its statewide newborn screening panel to include infantile Krabbe disease and GAMT deficiency, affecting tests offered to nearly 120,000 babies each year.
GREENSBORO - A federal lawsuit filed Sept. 22 asks a judge to block two North Carolina absentee-ballot directives before the Nov. 3 election, challenging rules for unsealed inner envelopes and voter signatures.
RALEIGH - A federal judge vacated USDA's SNAP implementation timeline and required a full 120-day grace period, changing how North Carolina's future payment errors may be assessed.
RALEIGH - North Carolina will recover about $216,594 through a multistate settlement over infant formula purchased by government programs. Abbott says the agreement makes no finding of fault or liability.
BURLINGTON - A North Carolina Medicaid enrollee is challenging federal exemption rules ahead of the state’s planned January rollout of new work requirements.
North Carolina regulators have scheduled hearings in pending electric, natural-gas, water and sewer rate cases. The applications have not been approved.
The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center reported today that since the inception of the Main Street program in North Carolina in 1980, designated Main Street and Small Town Main Street communities have leveraged more than $6.6 billion in public and private investment in their downtown districts.
Although I know full well that bad news draws more eyeballs than good news, I feel compelled to observe that something rather shocking — and promising — happened last week. Both major political parties acted responsibly.
For years, Senator Thom Tillis has sounded the alarm over China’s efforts to gain economic leverage over American industries.
North Carolina opened public comment on whether 29 election rules covering absentee voting, voter ID, observers and campaign finance remain necessary.
North Carolina’s education commission is set to meet Sept. 28, and a statewide environmental program is moving after losing state funding.
Gov. Josh Stein said he no longer opposes the Atrium–WakeMed combination after new commitments on prices, charity care and $2 billion in capital investment.
