While much of the debate focuses on Medicaid cuts, more than 1 million North Carolinians with private health insurance also would pay more.

Though Red Spring town officials called the April power surge an 'Act of God,' municipal financial documents suggest otherwise.

Medicaid Maneuvers. It took a decade to build the bipartisan support that culminated in North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion in 2023. That progress could be wiped out in “one second” by pending federal ...

At Chris Wilson’s last city council meeting last Tuesday, Mayor Nancy Vaughan lauded his 33-year tenure in Greensboro. “One thing that we hear a lot is that Chris is a problem solver,” Vaughan said.

Business-friendly Charlotte has long prided itself on clean government. But discord on the council has unsettled the state’s ...

Credit: USA Skyline / Shutterstock / Kevin Ruck Last month, we wrote about Charlotte’s $305,000 payout to Police Chief Johnny Jennings following a clash with a member of the city council. The payout, ...

In his free time, Wilson likes to take photos. “I like to take pictures from unique angles and things that maybe people wouldn’t normally stop and take the time to appreciate,” Wilson told The Thread.

House Rules Committee Chair John Bell runs a hemp company. He’s also trying to kill a bipartisan Senate bill to regulate the ...

Hurricane Helene wiped out several major rail lines in Western N.C. Now most trains are back up and running. We looked at the rebuilding.