4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (105+ words) CHARLOTTE — A new bill in the North Carolina Statehouse hopes to lower your energy bills. House Bill 1192, known as the Energy and Housing Affordability Act, calls for utilities, including Duke Energy, to share the cost of the fuels, such as…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (192+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein signed a bill on Thursday that secures $319 million in Medicaid funding for North Carolina, ABC affiliate WTVD reported. The legislation, House Bill 696, aims to cover rising health care costs and increased enrollment in the state’s Medicaid…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (164+ words) According to the Gaston Gazette, if the state fails to lower its error rate, it could face hundreds of millions of dollars in fines under a new federal law, potentially leading to the end of SNAP in North Carolina. North…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (170+ words) CHARLOTTE — North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren’t qualified to hold them, the U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says 54% of North…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (109+ words) RALEIGH — North Carolina’s new congressional map faces its second legal challenge. Republicans redrew the state’s only competitive district last week to give themselves an extra seat in the U.S. Congress to help President Donald Trump keep GOP control in…...