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A new rule change would allow agencies to terminate federal grants for political reasons — without a reason or appeal. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/19/d...
Small-scale solar microgrids for Appalachian communities could help keep communities warm and fed during future blackouts. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/18/m...
A provision about dental Medicaid services and ambulatory surgical centers in the recently adopted state budget is confounding people and organizations typically well-versed in what’s happening in the oral health field. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/17/o...
Proposed legislation would invest $5 million in researching treatment for PTSD and other mental health conditions with psychedelics like MDMA and psilocybin. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/16/p...
Changes to treatment reauthorization and who can provide therapy could lead many children to lose care, providers and parents warned. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/15/a...
This low-wealth county is caught between economic promises and residents’ concerns over fossil‑fuel power, water use and rising utility bills. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/14/r...
ECU Health gets funding needed to begin converting the shuttered Martin General facility into a Rural Emergency Hospital. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/13/m...
Program won’t try to eliminate NC maternity deserts, but will find ways to ease burden on rural mothers needing obstetric healthcare. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/12/b...
A politically diverse North Carolina church has united around forgiving medical debt, raising thousands of dollars to erase millions in unpaid medical bills and showing that helping neighbors can transcend partisan divides. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/11/t...
A federal shift will require North Carolina counties to pay more to administer SNAP while navigating expanded work requirements, more paperwork and the risk of costly payment errors. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/10/n...
Gov. Josh Stein created a 32-member commission that’s looking at making it easier for people with disabilities to participate in government in buildings, old and new, and online. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/09/n...
The state has formalized the nonprofit as the official provider for its Feminine Hygiene Products program, shifting from a school-grant model to statewide distribution based on the number of female students in grades six through 12. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/08/p...
An update in some of the things in NC’s new state budget #ncpol #ncga #policycheckup
Pilot programs in Durham and Mecklenburg County provide monthly payments to formerly incarcerated residents to see if greater financial stability improves reentry and reduces recidivism. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/06/t...
Safety advocates, like Ginger Peters, share tips for staying safe over the holiday weekend and summer. Full story at the link in bio.
Firefighters, health officials and water safety advocates share tips for staying safe over the holiday weekend and summer. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/03/j...
Experts offer safety tips for beachgoers as millions are expected at the coast this weekend. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/03/n...
A child passenger restraint systems bill that would put more emphasis on a child’s height is moving slowly through state Senate committees. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/02/l...
It’s been more than 1,000 days since the legislature passed a state budget, but sweeping federal health care changes may force North Carolina to rethink how it funds Medicaid, food assistance and other health programs. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/01/n...
The bill makes a few changes to North Carolina’s involuntary commitment laws, but it largely punts the biggest decisions until after a stack of studies due next year. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/06/30/n...
The lawsuit, filed in federal district court, alleges the county has known for years that the landfill leaches PFAS into drinking water. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/06/27/w...
As a new federal complaint seeks a $450 million settlement from Chemours over PFAS contamination, Grays Creek, NC, resident Carrol Olinger shares how years of exposure to contaminated water at Alderman Road Elementary School affected her health.
NC Senate lawmakers approved legislation that bans homeless encampments on public property and creates stricter drug penalties near homeless service providers. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/06/26/n...
Madison Haley, an NCSU graduate student and plastics expert, describes the volume and types of debris that wash into trash traps after rain events at the Circular Triangle Summit. Full story on our website.
North Carolina is home to the only Chemours facility that manufactures GenX, yet the state may have no claim to any of the penalty funds. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/06/25/c...
SouthLight Healthcare is using opioid settlement funds to connect patients with housing, transportation, food and other resources that support recovery. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/06/24/s...
Despite repeated setbacks in the General Assembly, momentum for plastics producer accountability is building in North Carolina. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/06/23/h...
Will North Carolina legalize cannabis, or medical marijuana? Here’s the tea. #ncpol #ncga #policycheckup #420
Eastern NC summer meal programs and pantries strive to keep hunger at bay for food-insecure children when school’s out as new federal restrictions have sent SNAP enrollment numbers plummeting. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/06/22/w...