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A federal nursing home staffing mandate adopted in 2024 was blocked by lawsuits and later repealed, shifting the fight for minimum care standards back to the states.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

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

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

Amid rising health care costs, free-market advocates contend CON laws stifle competition that could lead to lower prices. Hospitala disagree.

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