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Blue Cross oversight bill riles North Carolina regulator
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s dominant health insurance provider is urging lawmakers to let it transfer billions to ...
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State considers changing unsupervised driving rules
RALEIGH (AP) — A bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly would eventually change the mandatory supervised driving period for teens to nine months, ...
by News Service Report, Friday, April 21, 2023 11:55 pm
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3rd ex-NC State athlete sues school in sexual abuse case
By Aaron Beard AP Sports Writer A third former North Carolina State athlete has sued the school alleging he was sexually abused by the Wolfpack’s ...
by News Service Report, Friday, April 21, 2023 11:55 pm
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North Carolina GOP closes in on transgender athlete ban
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A prohibition on transgender girls playing on female sports teams in North Carolina schools cleared a ...
by News Service Report, Thursday, April 20, 2023 6:38 pm
Crime
Six-year-old, parents shot in Gastonia after ball goes in neighbor’s yard
GASTONIA (AP) — A North Carolina man shot and wounded a 6-year-old girl and her parents after children went to retrieve a basketball that had ...
by News Service Report, Thursday, April 20, 2023 2:58 pm
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North Carolina House approves ban on transgender athletes
By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Transgender girls in North Carolina would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in middle school, ...
by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 11:55 pm
Health
Fatigue common among older adults, and it has many possible causes
By Judith Graham Kaiser Health News Nothing prepared Linda C. Johnson of Indianapolis for the fatigue that descended on her after a diagnosis of stage ...
by News Service Report, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 12:00 am
Health
ER error lands 4-year-old in collections (for care he didn’t receive)
By Daniel Chang Kaiser Health News Dr. Sara McLin thought she made the right choice by going to an in-network emergency room near her Florida ...
by News Service Report, Thursday, April 6, 2023 12:00 am
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If NC lawmaker goes through with party switch, Republicans would have veto-proof majority
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — Speculation is rising in the North Carolina legislature that a Democrat is about to switch parties ...
by News Service Report, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:28 pm
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GOP lawmakers seek to erode governor’s power on key panels
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Republicans redoubled their efforts on Tuesday to erode the powers of Democratic Gov. Roy ...
by News Service Report, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 3:33 pm
Health
Judge’s decision would make some no-cost cancer screenings a thing of the past
By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News A federal judge has overturned a portion of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive services, such as ...
by News Service Report, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:00 am
Nation/World
Trump becomes first ex-president indicted for crime
Associated Press NEW YORK — A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign ...
by News Service Report, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:44 pm
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State budget provisions take new import with Medicaid expansion
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina state government budgets usually include policy directives that give any governor heartburn. This year ...
by News Service Report, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:27 pm
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Police say Forsyth Tech student shot himself in hand, sparking campus lockdown
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A high school student visiting a North Carolina community college shot himself in the hand, sparking an hourslong lockdown on campus on ...
by News Service Report, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:20 pm
Nation/World
Permit from sheriff to buy handgun no longer required in North Carolina
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina residents can now buy a handgun without getting a permit from a local sheriff, ...
by News Service Report, Wednesday, March 29, 2023 4:40 pm
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Revived sports wagering bill wins key NC House vote
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — Sports gambling in North Carolina soared over a major hurdle on Tuesday as the House voted ...
by News Service Report, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 9:33 pm
Nation/World
Biden: GOP policies would surrender tech economy to China
By Aamer Madhani Associated Press DURHAM (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republicans’ ideas for cutting the budget could undermine U.S. manufacturing and ...
by News Service Report, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 3:55 pm
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Governor signs Medicaid expansion bill into law
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday signed a Medicaid expansion law that was a decade ...
by News Service Report, Monday, March 27, 2023 8:38 pm
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Officials: 7 hurt in Brevard when wind picks up inflatable rides
BREVARD (AP) — At least seven people were hurt when wind gusts picked up two inflatable rides, throwing children from the structures and striking several ...
by News Service Report, Monday, March 27, 2023 8:22 pm
Business
Raleigh-based First Citizens acquires troubled Silicon Valley Bank
NEW YORK (AP) — First Citizens will acquire much of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution that collapsed this month, setting off a chain ...
by News Service Report, Monday, March 27, 2023 2:27 pm
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Cooper vetoes bill eliminating pistol purchase permit system
By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Republican gun legislation Friday that would no longer require ...
by News Service Report, Friday, March 24, 2023 11:55 pm
Health
New CDC opioid guidelines may be too little, too late for some chronic pain patients
By Sam Whitehead and Andy Miller Kaiser Health News Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her ...
by News Service Report, Friday, March 24, 2023 12:00 am
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NC approves Medicaid expansion; measure can’t take effect until state budget is approved
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final legislative approval on Thursday, capping a decade ...
by News Service Report, Thursday, March 23, 2023 2:30 pm
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NC lawmakers nearing final Medicaid expansion OK
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina neared final legislative approval Wednesday as the House agreed ...
by News Service Report, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 11:55 pm
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Sports wagering getting second chance in North Carolina House
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A second-chance effort this year to authorize sports wagering across North Carolina took off on Tuesday ...
by News Service Report, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 6:18 pm
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Democrats, advocates want N. Carolina corporate tax retained
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups called Monday for blocking the planned elimination of North Carolina’s corporate income ...
by News Service Report, Monday, March 20, 2023 11:55 pm
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Tougher riot penalties becoming NC law with no Cooper veto
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Increased punishments for rioting in North Carolina will become law later this year as Democratic Gov. Roy ...
by News Service Report, Friday, March 17, 2023 11:55 pm
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NC Senate bill would reduce wait time for unsupervised driving
RALEIGH (AP) — More young North Carolina drivers wouldn’t have to hold a learner’s permit as long before advancing to unsupervised driving in legislation approved ...