The new interim rule, issued by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is intended to give states more details on how they’re supposed to verify the work status for about 20 million adults enrolled in Medicaid, the publicly funded health insurance program for people with low incomes.

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general and governors sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday over forthcoming regulations that will impose new borrowing limits for students pursuing certain advanced degree programs.

North Carolina Senate Democratic leaders gathered Thursday to address how the legislature’s failure to pass a budget has affected state employees.

Senators advanced a bill to ban users 13 and under from “addictive” social media apps, despite concerns over government overreach.

NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus urge college sports boycott in South over voting rights

The administration agreed to pay French company TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion after it relinquished its leases for two offshore wind projects, including Carolina Long Bay, located approximately 22 miles south of Bald Head Island. 

Senate Bill 1018, which has bipartisan backing, would establish a Breakthrough Therapies Research (BTR) Grant Fund and appropriate $5.4 million to study psychedelic medicines to treat military veterans, first responders and other trauma-impacted populations.

House Republican leaders did not advance the measure Wednesday after Tuesday’s protests at the legislature, saying it needs additional work.

May housing starts fell to the lowest level since the pandemic disrupted construction six years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Builder confidence has dropped recently because of higher material and financing costs.

Republican-backed constitutional amendment to strip the governor’s appointment power over the NC State Board of Education advanced Tuesday