A national report card on hospital patient safety has ranked North Carolina in third place among hospitals in the U.S. that had mostly “A” ratings when it comes to patient safety, up from sixth place this past spring.
Published: Monday, March 25th, 2024 @ 5:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Local Government Commission Approves Over $300 Million in Financing Requests
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 8:01 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Over recent months, shopping malls in the Charlotte area have seen several incidents of criminal activity, which is part of a larger wave of offenses committed at other malls in large urban areas throughout the U.S.
Published: Sunday, February 11th, 2024 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Division of Motor Vehicles is extending its walk-in hours and implementing new website features to lower its average wait times.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Atom Power will invest $4.2 million in Huntersville
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 7:06 am
By: Governor's Office
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell hosted a forum discussion in Charlotte on March 16 to address legislation designed to protect patients from lawsuits and crippling debt arising from medical billing, particularly in Charlotte.
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 @ 11:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Treasurer Folwell and Community Leaders Discuss How Charlotte Patients Face Lawsuits Over Medical Debt, Listen to Community Perspective on Health Care Costs
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 @ 12:49 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A deaf father can proceed with his lawsuit against a Huntersville hospital, based on a unanimous ruling Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published: Monday, January 16th, 2023 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals delivered a blow Tuesday to a lawsuit against a 2018 state law allowing some towns to sponsor charter schools. The Appeals Court vacated a trial judge’s order that would have allowed the lawsuit to move forward.
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 10:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper announced nominations and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions today.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 @ 3:15 am
By: Governor's Office
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While all eyes were on Virginia and New Jersey elections on Tuesday, N.C. Republicans quietly followed the same pattern, flipping key elections in areas critical to legislative and congressional elections next year.
Published: Monday, November 29th, 2021 @ 3:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Auditor Beth Wood’s office found that Shelton Jeffries, the former superintendent of Nash County Public Schools, violated his contract and district procedures by ringing up $45,690 in questionable expenses during his three-plus years at the helm.
Published: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 @ 11:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments and nominations to state boards and commissions today.
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health today announced 14 medical facilities have been awarded the North Carolina Maternity Center Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 10:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Certificate of Need laws give the state control of medical resources.
Published: Thursday, March 11th, 2021 @ 10:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Five years after House Bill 2 put North Carolina at the center of national controversy, cities in the state’s liberal enclaves are once again discussing discrimination and the LGBT community.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 3:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Annie Elizabeth Green Gray, 93, of Scranton, and recently of River Trace Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Washington, North Carolina, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Raleigh of complications associated with COVID-19.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 @ 9:49 am
By: Announcements
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Unemployment, homelessness, depression, and a host of mental health issues are on the rise for North Carolina’s military veterans.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2020 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If you wear a skimpy swimsuit on North Carolina’s Kure Beach, you’re a criminal.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 7:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments.
Published: Monday, February 10th, 2020 @ 7:44 am
By: Governor's Office
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Now that filing has closed for the 2020 North Carolina state House elections, four main questions surround who will control the chamber in 2021.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2020 @ 7:32 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Democrats Start with Strong Chance to Make Further Gains, GOP Likely, to retain Majority
Published: Saturday, January 11th, 2020 @ 2:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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We have more activities and actions classified as a crime, something worthy of public condemnation, than just about any state.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 4:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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During the 1990s and early 2000s, urban elections were an arena of robust partisan politics in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, October 11th, 2019 @ 11:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As many as 626,000 North Carolinians with incomes below 133% of the poverty level might qualify for Medicaid.
Published: Saturday, July 6th, 2019 @ 10:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper signed a state disaster declaration for Catawba, Mecklenburg and surrounding counties
Published: Friday, July 5th, 2019 @ 1:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announces reconstituted North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2019 @ 8:10 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted his request for a disaster declaration for Mecklenburg County and Catawba County, and the contiguous counties of Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union.
Published: Friday, June 28th, 2019 @ 8:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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19 percent of early childhood educators do not have health insurance
Published: Thursday, May 30th, 2019 @ 2:09 am
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper keeps trying to build pressure upon state legislators to approve Medicaid expansion in North Carolina through another public meeting with those in the health care profession supporting it.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 3:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Medicaid Momentum: Pitt County Commissioners Push for Medicaid Expansion as List of Supporters GrowsDozens of health care and business leaders support expansion and urge the legislature to close coverage gap.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 11:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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Twenty-four innovative small companies across North Carolina will get grants to develop new products, hire more employees, and purchase needed materials, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 8:57 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The project started in 2017 at the state’s aquariums as a joint initiative between the North Carolina Departments of Natural and Cultural Resources and Health and Human Services and was inspired by the national Museums for All program.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 7:20 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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