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The head of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services objects to a request that would speed up action in a federal lawsuit dealing with foster children's mental health issues.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 9:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State legislative leaders cite the "major questions doctrine" in their latest defense of state abortion pill restrictions against a federal lawsuit.
Published: Monday, November 20th, 2023 @ 5:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Top state legislative leaders have filed a new motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's abortion pill restrictions.
Published: Monday, November 13th, 2023 @ 8:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State legislative leaders oppose Planned Parenthood's request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging portions of North Carolina's new abortion law.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 7:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Attorney General Josh Stein officially supports Planned Parenthood's effort to block part of North Carolina's new abortion law, according to documents filed Monday in U.S. District Court.
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Planned Parenthood and a Duke Health doctor target two pieces of North Carolina's new abortion law for an injunction. One involves a documentation requirement for doctors using abortion drugs. The other requires abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy to take place in a hospital.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 1:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Planned Parenthood and a Duke Health doctor have amended their lawsuit against North Carolina's new abortion law.
Published: Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 @ 10:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The legal battle over North Carolina's new abortion law returns to a federal courthouse in Greensboro on Sept. 21.
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new abortion law would head back to federal court on Sept. 12 or Sept. 13, under two competing timelines put forward by parties in the case.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 2:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Parties in a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new abortion law have agreed that a temporary restraining order can last longer than two weeks.
Published: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 @ 7:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley is responding to Ace Speedway's latest legal arguments against a forced 2020 shutdown. Kinsley filed his latest brief Monday with the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 2:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Attorneys with both the ACLU and Institute for Justice have filed briefs supporting Ace Speedway in its legal fight with North Carolina's top health official.
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 12:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders filed a new legal brief Friday responding to criticism of their motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit against state abortion pill restrictions.
Published: Saturday, July 15th, 2023 @ 7:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein opposes a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him. The suit chalenges North Carolina's restrictions on abortion pills.
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 4:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The New Bern eye surgeon challenging North Carolina's certificate-of-need law in court is taking interest in the N.C. Supreme Court's decision in a separate case.
Published: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 @ 1:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will hear COVID-related cases in the months ahead dealing with a forced speedway shutdown and University of North Carolina fees.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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ACE Speedway isn’t the only racetrack defying Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive orders against mass gatherings.
Published: Sunday, June 14th, 2020 @ 7:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Even though Gov. Roy Cooper has allowed open salons and barber shops to reopen partially this week, salon owners still may file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of his COVID-19 orders.
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 @ 10:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Tattoo parlors are safe enough to reopen. Gyms, yoga studios, and public playgrounds aren’t.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2020 @ 4:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper is urging churches to follow restrictions prohibiting indoor services, but acknowledges law enforcement officers’ leeway in choosing what to enforce.
Published: Saturday, May 16th, 2020 @ 1:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians face a few more months of at least partial isolation, based on recommendations Gov. Roy Cooper made at a Thursday, April 23, news conference.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 @ 11:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Things at Plymouth Church in Raleigh are mostly quiet.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 2:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Worries about the safety of health care workers and the shortage of protective gear dominated the second meeting of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Health Care Working Group on Thursday, April 2.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 11:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 536, ABC Omnibus Regulatory Reform, has cleared the N.C. House committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations and heads to the floor for a vote.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 @ 1:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As some of our state’s legislative leaders continue their opposition to expanding Medicaid to cover the “working poor,” there’s growing evidence that they’re out of step with many of their constituents — even the conservative ones.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 11:25 am
By: Governor's Office
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The once-floundering state Medicaid system stay within its budget for the fourth consecutive year
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2017 @ 1:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Of all the differences among the three budgets submitted for the upcoming two-year spending cycle, none is larger, and less likely to be negotiated, than the $4.4 billion Medicaid expansion Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is pushing
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2017 @ 1:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Dr. Mandy Cohen has a sterling pedigree with Ivy League credentials and a previous job at the highest level of federal health care
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis has infected one human and seven horses this summer in North Carolina, state health and agricultural officials report.
Published: Friday, August 26th, 2016 @ 4:27 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Gov. Pat McCrory announced Monday that he plans to expand the state's Medicaid rolls in several limited areas as part of his Health and Human Services budget priorities, and will continue to seek broader expansion from the White House.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2016 @ 11:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The continuing calls to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act have a seemingly unlikely ally - Medicaid Health Plans of America, the trade association representing a number of top Medicaid managed care organizations
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 10:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The resignation of state Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos, announced Wednesday, could bring Medicaid reform, a goal of Senate legislative leaders, one step closer
Published: Saturday, August 8th, 2015 @ 12:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than half of North Carolina voters and 70 percent of Republicans would be less likely to re-elect Gov. Pat McCrory if he supported the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare, according to a poll released today by the Foundation for Government Accountability.
Published: Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 @ 7:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The two chambers of the General Assembly have been unable to agree on their budget adjustments for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which begins Tuesday.
Published: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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