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NC NEWSLINE - When state regulators ordered a nonprofit run by the wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to repay $132,000 in disallowed expenses from a federal child care meal program in July, it marked the largest repayment request demanded from a "sponsoring organization" in the past five years. The amount also exceeds the total disallowed expenses in each of those fiscal years, according to NC Newsline's analysis of DHHS

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The new Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine officially broke ground on a $60-plus-million facility - a significant milestone in changing the future of healthcare in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and the entire Southeastern North Carolina region. In front of hundreds of key members of the community - that included political leaders, donors, partners, community organizations, doctors, nurses, and media - leadership from Methodist University,

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A longtime advocate for Republican K-12 education policies in the North Carolina House is resigning from his seat a few months before his term was to end. Rep. Jeffrey Elmore of Wilkes County, who joined the House in 2013, will step down effective Friday afternoon, according to his resignation letter read Monday on the House floor. Instead of seeking a seventh two-year House term, Elmore ran

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina Senate took the first step in clearing the state's waitlist for private school vouchers Monday after passing a supplemental spending plan that also includes more Medicaid money, rural broadband access and requirements for sheriffs to assist federal immigration agents. The Senate reconvened after Republican chamber leaders announced last week that they reached a spending plan agreement that includes $463 million for the state's

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia's long history, has officially set her sights on the state's top political office. The Virginia Department of Elections on Wednesday accepted the necessary documents for Earle-Sears to run for governor next year, WRIC was first to report. Earle-Sears is the first Republican to officially enter the race for the party's nomination in

By: Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer The fight to preserve Raleigh's historic Black neighborhoods, like the Prince Hall District, has intensified as developers encroach on land once vital to the African American community. In an exclusive interview, Eugene Myrick, a mayoral candidate and advocate for these neighborhoods, sheds light on the ongoing battle against gentrification and the exploitation of Black landowners. "Prince Hall District was once a majority-Black neighborhood," Myrick

by Timmy Shen The Block The North Carolina General Assembly has passed a bill that prohibits the state's participation in Federal Reserve branch testing of a central bank digital currency. On Monday, the Senate voted 27-17 in favor of the House Bill 690 to override Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper's veto. The bill bans payments to the state using a CBDC and prohibits state participation in CBDC testing. Cooper said in

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On Friday, a press conference in Durham spotlighted the legacy of Durham's Black Wall Street. U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee, State Rep. Zack Hawkins, and local Black small business owners came together to evaluate Vice President Kamala Harris' proposals alongside Donald Trump's agenda. "Since taking office, Vice President Harris has overseen a small business boom that is uplifting communities across the country, including North Carolina," Congresswoman

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden honored 2024 NCAA basketball champions South Carolina and Connecticut on Tuesday at the White House, celebrating the two powerhouse programs' most recent national title runs. South Carolina went 38-0 on the way to its latest women's title. It was head coach Dawn Staley's third championship with the Gamecocks since 2017. Biden cheered South Carolina for ushering in an era of surging interest in women's

By: Cash Michaels Contributing writer From Friday, Sept. 20th to Sunday, Sept. 29th, they will walk across the state of North Carolina, from the mountains of the Cullowhee to the coast of Wilmington, picking up like-minded social justice leaders along way to dramatize the importance of voting, community organizing, grassroots activism and the arts. They call it "the Long March for Unity and Justice." Sponsored by the BCC (Beloved Community