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NC Health News - What if your health plan offered free surgery, but only by surgeons on its approved list? That's the incentive behind a new program the North Carolina State Health Plan is rolling out for more than 700,000 teachers, state workers and their families. The plan connects members needing certain procedures with a select network of vetted surgeons and hospitals. Last week, officials announced that Novant Health will

[caption id="attachment_16662" align="alignleft" width="331"] The NC Court of Appeals ruled in 2013 that Cane Creek Village was entitled to a property tax exemption. (Photo: NC General Assembly Legislative Analysis)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - A growing number of apartment complex owners in Wake County and elsewhere in North Carolina are taking advantage of a state law that grants property tax exemptions to nonprofits that provide affordable housing to low-and moderate-income residents, Wake

NC NEWSLINE - If it seems like your seasonal allergies start a little earlier every year, it's not all in your head. North Carolina is seeing a longer allergy season as a result of climate change, according to a new report from Climate Central. Raleigh's allergy season has lengthened by 41 days - more than a month - between 1970 and 2025, according to the analysis published March 4. The

[caption id="attachment_16795" align="alignnone" width="780"] A Wake County student's assigned laptop. Kate Denning / Carolina Public Press[/caption] CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS - Due to exhausted funds and concerns about excessive computer-screen time, some North Carolina public and private schools are considering reversing course on one-to-one device access and scaling back on in-class use. Districts across the country received billions in federal funding during the pandemic, hundreds of millions of which went toward

Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2026 WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for 2026, warning taxpayers and businesses to stay alert for fraud that targets personal and financial information. The list is part of the Security Summit, a partnership between the IRS, state tax agencies, and the tax industry. The effort is also tied to National Slam the Scam

By Karl Cameron An Analysis The long and winding road to the decision on the renovation of Ligon Magnet Middle School Building came to a bitter end for many Ligon alumni and community leaders on Tuesday, March 3rd, as the Wake County School Board voted to rebuild the school on the athletic field of the property. The decision came after a Tuesday afternoon work session, where board members heavily debated

The Guardian - Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. Bernard LaFayette III said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. On 7 March 1965, the beating of future congressman John Lewis and voting rights marchers on Selma's Edmund Pettus

The Conversation - The days are getting longer and W-2s are blooming, which can only mean one thing - the U.S. tax season is here. Many Americans may receive a bigger tax refund than in previous years as a result of changes under what has been dubbed "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a package of tax breaks and spending cuts that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke Energy and a variety of organizations have reached settlement agreements on the proposed combination of Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress designed to provide measurable, trackable benefits for customers. Settling parties include the North Carolina Public Staff - the independent agency representing utility customers - the North Carolina Attorney General's Office, Google, Nucor, Walmart and a variety of other intervening groups. Our view: "We're pleased

(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein called on the General Assembly to fast-track a $1.4 billion Critical Needs Budget focused on addressing North Carolina's most urgent needs while lawmakers continue work on a comprehensive state budget. "North Carolina has gone nearly two and a half years without passing a new state budget - the only state in the country to finish 2025 without one," said Governor Josh Stein. "While lawmakers work