North Carolina’s child care system is shrinking fastest since tracking began, with losses accelerating after stabilization grants ended.

Officials present hospitals, more taxes on health insurers and state savings as options to cover rising administrative costs.

The program uses a community-based “system of care” approach to meet the needs of families involved in multiple child service ...

Anna Stein is using her role to spotlight rehabilitation and strengthen support for people leaving incarceration.

Advocates warn that new Medicaid work requirements could disrupt coverage for caregivers unless the state takes steps to help.

How students, scientists and gardeners are working to support pollinators by protecting habitat and food sources.

Expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies is driving sharp health insurance premium increases for farmers, forcing many to consider going uninsured.

A federal nursing home staffing mandate adopted in 2024 was blocked by lawsuits and later repealed, shifting the fight for minimum care standards back to the states.

Kerwin Pittman is transforming a shuttered prison into a reentry campus offering housing, job training and support to people leaving incarceration.

State officials outline next steps to spending federal funds to improve care in rural communities as lawmakers raise concerns about equity.

Weakening wetland protections could mean worse flooding in New Bern and beyond, according to a recent UNC Study.

Despite compromise US House bill to extend ACA subsidies, Senate hasn’t reached a deal. Customers in NC seeing insurance premiums soar.