A bill to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) by removing income eligibility requirements advanced to the state Senate.
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 12:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized its recommendations to expand eligibility for blood donation to include gender-inclusive, individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 7:25 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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More than 60% of people requesting an emergency grant waited between 31 to 153 days for help. Federal law requires that Emergency Solutions Grant Program funds be paid within 30 days.
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 9:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is proposing a change to blood donor eligibility by using gender-inclusive, individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 9:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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With evolving case trends and increasing supply, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is expanding eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 9:22 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it is expanding eligibility for food assistance benefits to help college students who are struggling to purchase food and stay in school during the pandemic.
Published: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 @ 10:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. gave an update on the state’s current data, trends and vaccination progress as tomorrow also marks the opening of vaccine eligibility for Group 5.
Published: Saturday, April 10th, 2021 @ 3:04 am
By: Governor's Office
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Group 4 eligibility opens today; Group 5 opens April 7
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 9:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., announced today an accelerated timeline for moving to Groups 4 and 5 for vaccine eligibility with the rest of Group 4 eligible on March 31st and all adults eligible beginning April 7th.
Published: Thursday, March 25th, 2021 @ 4:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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People with high-risk medical conditions or who live in certain congregate settings now eligible for vaccination
Published: Thursday, March 18th, 2021 @ 1:22 pm
By: Governor's Office
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After weeks of waiting and hours on the phone, Laura Reich, a Matthews resident and dental hygienist who lost her job March 17, finally got the unemployment pay promised her by North Carolina and the federal government.
Published: Saturday, April 25th, 2020 @ 3:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate on Wednesday, May 8, sparred over a pair of school choice bills that would expand eligibility for private school vouchers and lift the enrollment cap on virtual charter schools.
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2019 @ 7:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Sen. Ben Clark, D-Hoke, survived an eligibility challenge that could have knocked him out of his re-election race a few days before the May 8 primary
Published: Monday, May 7th, 2018 @ 12:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, President Obama signed S. 1698, the Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act into law...
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2016 @ 11:19 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The Senate on Tuesday rejected a last-minute amendment that would expand Medicaid eligibility, and with 34-10 bipartisan support passed a bill making sweeping changes to the government insurance program for the poor, elderly, and disabled.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2015 @ 3:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Replicating a cost-saving Illinois reform program could root out Medicaid fraud and abuse, but if not done properly, the state could be forced to repay the federal government for any misspent dollars, a key Senate Republican says.
Published: Sunday, March 8th, 2015 @ 1:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat and his troops are headed to battle stations over the bill passed by the state Senate which blocks ObamaCare-related Medicaid expansion.
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 @ 2:45 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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