The money is part of a massive backlog of funds that were held up by a policy implemented by former-Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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A report this week revealed Rep. Alma Adams was investigated and cleared by a House committee for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staffer, the North Carolina General Assembly starts its short session, drought continues across the Carolinas, and the Panthers prepare for the NFL draft.
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The House Ethics Committee said that Adams should "work to ensure that no staff received preferential treatment, actual or perceived, and that all staff were aware they could raise any concerns without fear of retaliation."
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Even with additional challenges, some candidates for local offices in NC choose to run without a party affiliation.
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The Town of Mooresville is appealing a judge’s ruling that it release video showing Mayor Chris Carney at town hall without pants.
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The bill provides North Carolina's Medicaid program with the $319 million in rebase funding that Gov. Josh Stein has long pushed for. It also makes some changes to Medicaid eligibility.
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A Medicaid funding bill moving quickly through the North Carolina General Assembly with broad bipartisan support includes a provision raising concerns among advocates for immigrants.
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A bipartisan trio of state senators are sponsoring a bill to help more children and adults on Medicaid get oral health care.
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With the North Carolina General Assembly back for its short session, leaders in the UNC System are asking lawmakers to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in enrollment funding.
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All six Republican candidates for South Carolina governor appeared Tuesday night at the College of Charleston for the second of three scheduled debates ahead of the June primary.
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Mecklenburg County Commissioners said the proposal would "reduce local flexibility and undermine fiscal stability.”