Lawmakers, advocates push for paid leave in NC
By Anne Blythe Sydney Batch, a North Carolina lawmaker, attorney, social worker, mother of two, small business owner and breast cancer survivor, has firsthand knowledge…
By Anne Blythe Sydney Batch, a North Carolina lawmaker, attorney, social worker, mother of two, small business owner and breast cancer survivor, has firsthand knowledge…
By Rose Hoban A bill that would allow the state’s largest health insurer to restructure its corporate model has progressed quickly through North Carolina House…
By Rose Hoban On any given day, about 300 North Carolinians in mental health distress sit in the state’s hospital and clinic emergency departments, waiting…
This story was reported and edited through a joint partnership between The Assembly, NC Health News, and The Charlotte Ledger. By Rose Hoban For 90…
By Will Atwater The University of North Carolina Greensboro welcomes 20,000 students and staff daily, a large number of people that can generate a sizable…
By Jennifer Fernandez and Rose Hoban For the third legislative session in a row, Democratic lawmakers are pushing a series of state bills to address…
By Ivey Schofield Troaria Sampson wanted to be a mom. But Sampson, who weighed 360 pounds and had diabetes, said her doctors in Robeson County…
By Taylor Knopf In recent years, North Carolina’s foster care system has had some high-profile failures, including child deaths and one notorious incident when a…
By Rachel Crumpler Orange County mother Katie Jenifer, like all parents, has always wanted her two children to be happy and healthy. She said it…
By Jennifer Fernandez COLFAX — Everyone here knew the data: Black women are three times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than white…