A child’s zip code shouldn’t determine whether they escape poverty, but it often does, according to experts who study the issue. And data shows economic mobility is trending worse, not better.

North Carolina’s child death rate is up 3% from 2005 to 2024, while the national rate has fallen 15% over the same time.

NC House advances bill closing a property tax loophole for affordable housing that would increase local governments’ revenue by $22 million next fiscal year

Instead of expanding access to contraception, the focus of Title X will be “to strengthen family formation and assist clients in achieving healthy pregnancies,” according to the new guidance. That will align the program with the administration’s efforts to increase the U.S. birth rate.

NC broad elections bill would put more requirements on overseas voters, allow for more partisan staff in the state elections office.

The share of young children in the U.S. under age 6 who were uninsured increased 23% between 2022 and 2024, according to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families.

The “Real Tickets, Real Fans Act” would tighten regulations on second- and third-party sellers, targeting price gouging and fraudulent concert tickets. 

Republican are reviving a proposal to elect most members of North Carolina’s State Board of Education, shifting power away from the governor.

The racial wealth gap is widening as many workers of color go without retirement savings. Retirement savings, not home equity, is the largest driver of American household wealth, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy, which could bring SC customers under one of the world’s largest electric companies.