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Melanie Bush, the interim deputy secretary of NC Medicaid, addresses lawmakers in Raleigh on March 10, 2026.

North Carolina reports early progress in Medicaid plan for foster children

by Jaymie Baxley March 11, 2026

A woman in a pink shirt crouches in a rocky area holding the hands of a toddler girl. The right side reads "Annette's Story" on a wavy purple background.

Children's Health

NC families face growing child care shortage as closures outpace openings

by Jennifer Fernandez March 10, 2026March 11, 2026

State Treasurer Brad Briner wears a gray suit and stands at a lecturn in front of several others making an announcement about free surgeries for members of the State Health Plan.

Charlotte Ledger

A new perk for state workers: free surgery

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger March 9, 2026March 20, 2026

Water flowing from a tap. The EPA is reevaluating fluoride in drinking water as RFK Jr., Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency administator and MAHA advocates question the safety of the fluoridation of community water supplies.

Environmental Health

Population growth to impact water infrastructure

by Coastal Review Online March 8, 2026

Two women stand on each side of a hospital bed in a labor and delivery room. They are some of the leaders of a family-physician led maternity unit in Chatham County

What does it take to restore rural maternity care? One NC hospital shows a way.

by Rachel Crumpler March 6, 2026

Aerial view of a Charlotte neighborhood in autumn, with small tree-lined residential streets and single-story houses in the foreground, bordered closely by a large multi-lane highway interchange and sound walls carrying heavy traffic through a sprawling urban landscape.

Environmental Health

National EV funding fight hits home along Charlotte’s I‑77 corridor

by Will Atwater March 5, 2026