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Medicaid breakthrough comes with unexpected immigration mandates
shows the floor of the NC state legislature beyond a glass window with the Great Seal of the State of NC on it

By Anne Blythe, Ashley Fredde and Rose Hoban Lawmakers voted for a...

Posted: April 23, 2026, 8:30 am
NC dentists push for higher Medicaid payments to tackle access crisis
A white-haired man in a blue suit reads his speech at a wooden podium as lawmakers and oral health advocates in the background look on. Dentist Frank Courts was among the group advocatig for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for dentists.

By Anne Blythe Kristen Jarrell, an Alexander County resident and l...

Posted: April 22, 2026, 8:22 am
NC lawmakers urged to boost Safe Sleep funding after 1,100 infant deaths in less than a decade
African American mother room sharing with bassinet

By Jennifer Fernandez Every three days, a North Carolina baby dies...

Posted: April 21, 2026, 8:30 am

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