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UNC and Duke Health will build North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital

Jan. 28, 2025 19:04 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina-based university health systems plan to construct the state's first standalone children's hospital — an undertaking that its boosters said will change lives physically and economically for decades to come. UNC Health and Duke Health on...

Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker

Jan. 08, 2025 17:29 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young lieutenant to now-U.S. Rep. Tim Moore to preside over a Republican-controlled chamber focused on Hurricane Helene but likely needing Democratic help to keep advancing...

Latest challenge to North Carolina's power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control

Dec. 23, 2024 22:11 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's current governor and his successor tacked on another lawsuit Monday disputing a key provision within a GOP law that erodes the powers of several incoming Democratic state leaders — the latest in a longstanding power struggle between North Carolina's...

A power grab by Republicans in North Carolina becomes a referendum on democracy in the states

Dec. 19, 2024 09:29 AM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats in North Carolina were celebrating big wins in the swing state after the November election, including victories in races for governor and other top statewide offices. But the political high didn’t last long. Republican lawmakers are stripping away...