Health and Human Services

Lawmakers $319M Medicaid funding signed by governor

April 30, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Legislative leaders announced a deal on Medicaid Rebase funding last week, with the bill passing almost unanimously in votes taken in both chambers. “North Carolina’s Medicaid costs are growing at an unsustainable rate, […]

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Lawmakers probe Medicaid fraud in NC

April 23, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform questioned North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Devdutta Sangvai about Medicaid waste, abuse and fraud […]

Audit finds $342K in questioned statewide costs

April 18, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The annual statewide single audit was released last week, examining $28 billion in federal grants spent by state agencies for the 2025 fiscal year. The report by the North Carolina Office of the […]

Education Department continues downsizing

March 23, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education recently announced two new partnerships with other federal agencies to help reduce the federal role in education and make programs run more smoothly. The agreements involve the State […]

Health and Human Services

Lawmakers $319M Medicaid funding signed by governor

Lawmakers probe Medicaid fraud in NC

Audit finds $342K in questioned statewide costs

Education Department continues downsizing

A Surry County grand jury found enough evidence against Michael Boaz
State audit leads to indictment of former Pilot Mountain town manager

A Surry County grand jury found enough evidence against Michael Boaz