Gov. Josh Stein Archives - Page 3 of 8 - North Carolina Health News

Candace Witherspoon, Director of Research & Policy, sits at a desk speaking into a microphone during a formal meeting or hearing. She is seated behind a nameplate identifying her role and is using a tablet while other attendees sit behind her in a conference room setting.

Children's Health

State early childhood director updates legislators on child care loss and large waitlist growth for subsidies

by Education NC March 14, 2026March 13, 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

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, 2026March 7, 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, 2026March 4, 2026

A man with a mustache wearing a dark suit and red tie stands in front of a podium holding a small microphone to his mouth.

Children's Health

Some lawmakers push to restore funding for program aimed at improving infant, maternal health

by Jennifer Fernandez March 3, 2026March 2, 2026

two older white men behind a podium talk with an older woman whose back is to the camera after a meeting of the House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety.

State Health Policy

NC lawmakers wrestle with broken mental health system, ask public for input

by Taylor Knopf February 26, 2026March 2, 2026