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A row of people sit behind desks at the NC General Assembly. Two white men in suits are co-chairs of the House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety.

NC’s new mental health bill is heavy on studies, light on solutions

by Taylor Knopf June 30, 2026June 29, 2026

A tattered tarp hangs over a sign in front of Martin General Hospital, which closed in 2023.

Martin County residents keep pressing state officials for funding to reopen hospital

by Jaymie Baxley June 29, 2026June 28, 2026

NC DHHS officials Debra Farrington, left, Michael Leighs and Melanie Bush at the i2i Center for Integrative Health’s spring conference in Raleigh on June 9, 2026.

Federal curveball upends NC’s plans for Medicaid work rule

by Jaymie Baxley June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

People seated facing a dais in a room with the North Carolina seal on the wall. They are listening to a child welfare case being heard by lawmakers from the N.C. General Assembly House Oversight Committee.

Children's Health

NC lawmakers eye more child welfare changes after Charlotte girl’s death exposes chronic gaps in the system

by Jennifer Fernandez and Ashley Fredde June 8, 2026June 9, 2026

hand holds a small test tube with instruction cards, gloves and a little scooper in the background

Mixed federal messages on drug checking leave North Carolina harm reduction programs in limbo

by Taylor Knopf June 3, 2026June 2, 2026

North Carolina nursing home located in Mecklenburg is pictured.

Aging

Delayed, denied, diffused: Families face an uphill battle in nursing home cases

by Ashley Fredde May 26, 2026May 25, 2026