Jul 11 WATCH: Harris speaks in North Carolina as Democrats debate Biden’s fitness for campaign By News Desk and Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris delivered campaign remarks in Raleigh, North Carolina on Thursday as Democrats continue to debate whether her running mate, President Joe Biden, is able to again win a presidential race. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Biden announces $3 billion investment toward replacing toxic lead pipes By Steve Peoples, Colleen Long, Associated Press On Thursday from Wilmington, Biden announced his administration was providing states with an additional $3 billion to replace lead pipes across the country, building on $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects around the country announced in February. Continue reading
May 02 Biden to visit North Carolina to meet families of law enforcement officers killed on the job By Colleen Long, Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Biden visit comes just a week after he sat down with the grieving relatives of two cops killed in Upstate New York. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 6:24 State health care plans must cover transgender-related care, federal court rules By Stephanie Sy, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan A groundbreaking ruling by a federal appeals court ensures gender-affirming surgery is covered by state-run health insurance programs. The decision ordered the plans to “reinstate coverage for medically necessary services for the treatment of gender dysphoria.” It’s a win for… Continue watching
Apr 29 West Virginia and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule By Leah Willingham, Associated Press The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina's state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid. Continue reading
Apr 29 Shootout that left 4 law officers dead began with attempt to serve warrant, police say By Erik Versuzco, Peter Smith, Associated Press Shots were fired at the officers by the wanted suspect as they approached the suburban home in Charlotte and they killed him in the front yard, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a news conference. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 11:19 How a North Carolina community is confronting divisions, talking through its differences By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson Issues such as inequality, gender identity and education have become the subjects of national debate, with the focus often on what elected leaders in Washington say and do about them. Yet many of these issues play out on the local… Continue watching
Mar 26 WATCH: Biden and Harris tout health care agenda in North Carolina visit By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Fourteen years after Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the White House still sees health care as a winning issue during a campaign in which Biden has sometimes found himself on the defensive when it comes to immigration… Continue reading
Mar 05 North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore’s nomination marks big change in state’s congressional delegation By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore won the Republican nomination for Congress in the state's 14th District on Tuesday, starting what was expected to be a thorough shake-up of the U.S. House delegation. Continue reading
Mar 05 Attorney General Josh Stein, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will run against each other for NC governor By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Josh Stein and Mark Robinson, each of whom turned back multiple party rivals, will present a stark contrast for voters in the ninth-largest state’s fall elections. Continue reading