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A storm-damaged home in western North Carolina. (Photo: North Carolina Department of Commerce HUD CDBG-DR Helene recovery Action Plan)The fi...

A House committee met this week to discuss possible federal AI legislation, and debated a pending measure to preempt states from enacting th...

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON —...

U.S. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, R-Md., center, speaks to reporters on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at the U.S. Capitol. From left ar...

Artist rendering of The Garden. (Courtesy of the Raleigh Rescue Mission)The Raleigh Rescue Mission on Tuesday broke ground on the constructi...

 North Carolina House Republicans unveiled their version of a new state budget this week, and while it included some improvements over the...

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) speaks to reporters after a vote on the state budget on May 21, 2025. (Photo: Galen Ba...

Maria Fernanda Najera-Aguilar, an organizer with El Pueblo, said she prays for the safety of her family and friends each day amid a crackdow...

(Photo: NC Department of Agriculture 2018 Pesticide Report)Leaders of the nonprofit advocacy group Toxic Free North Carolina held a virtual...

Depot Street in Asheville flooded during Hurricane Helene. Among those storefronts damaged was Ashewell Medical Group, Dr. Carly Brown's pri...

Ann Marie Patterson-Powell (left) and Dr. Kyle Horton (right) discuss the nation's obligation to veterans during a "Voices for Veterans" eve...

Getty ImagesIf you’ve been following this year’s legislative session, you probably haven’t heard anything about the biggest issue in the big...

President Donald Trump arrives with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., for a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20,...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025....

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) holds a press conference with House Republicans to outline their state budget proposal...

The State Health Plan Board of Trustees has a $500 million deficit to close. As a result, new premium hikes are on the way for employees, re...

“We just want to ensure that the most popular method for abortion in Virginia and beyond is protected no matter who sits at the White House...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will allow,...

A 7-year-old boy picks up a handgun during the 2022 National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston. The number of firearm deaths am...

The North Carolina House chamber (Photo: ncleg.gov)In a funny current television ad for a vacation rental company, former University of Alab...

Members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists meet with a member of Congress during the organization’s Congressional Le...

North Carolina Rep. Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) speaks with reporters at the legislative building on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. The House will beg...

Bob Phillips, Executive Director of Common Cause North Carolina  It seemed like it might never happen, but we now know the winner of last...

Galen Bacharier (File photo) Lawmakers in Raleigh recently concluded crossover week – a chaotic period in which they considered and voted...

NCIOM President Michelle Ries and NC Child's Erica Palmer Smith (courtesy photos)   For nearly three decades, a pair of nonprofits – the N...