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On Medicare? Pay attention: The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here’s how it could affect costs apnews.com/article/medi...
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costsMillions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face higher monthly costs in 2027.apnews.comChatham County has ended its $400 million incentive for the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast to buld an assembly plant southwest of Raleigh. The county commissioners’ decision came two months after the state sued VinFast to acquire its dormant site. www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
Chatham cancels $400 million VinFast incentive following state lawsuitVinFast, a Vietnamese electric vehicle maker, has not made significant progress on its promised North Carolina factory.www.newsobserver.comSome NC leaders urge court to reject EPA’s ‘backroom PFAS deal’ with Chemours
NC leaders urge court to reject EPA’s 'backroom PFAS deal' with Chemours • NC NewslineNorth Carolina state leaders are asking a federal court to turn down what they call a “backroom deal” between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and chemical manufacturer Chemours. The EPA and…ncnewsline.comHow Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America The agency was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world. Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it’s delivering a very different message.
How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of AmericaThe Voice of America was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world. Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it’s delivering a very different message.www.newyorker.comA nonprofit organization says North Carolina Auditor Dave Boliek’s office is failing to comply with the state’s public records laws in the wake of the resignation of its controversial former employee, GOP operative Dallas Woodhouse. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2026/07/30/n...?
NC auditor’s office in public records fight over Dallas Woodhouse’s work • NC NewslineNonprofit seeking public records disputes the NC Auditor's office claim that they can no longer get all of Dallas Woodhouse's records.ncnewsline.comA 450 unit apartment complex may come to Holly Springs, but not until the town upgrades its sewer capability. #housing www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/holly-spri...?
Holly Springs (NC) Town Council Approves 450-Unit Meridian at Sunset Commons Apartments, But Sewer Capacity Keeps Project on HoldA motion to deny failed for lack of a second before the council approved the project 3-1, but no construction can begin until Holly Springs resolves its sewer capacity shortfall.www.hollyspringsupdate.comCommentary: How Trump's Corruption Rot has affected the GOP www.politicsnc.com/p/rotting-fr...?
Rotting from the head downCorruption is becoming another Republican Party core value.www.politicsnc.comAs real local news coverage dwindles, the public goes uninformed. Map shows which counties are 'under-covered'
New Local Journalist Index Reveals 2026 Data on Local News CrisisRebuild Local News and Muck Rack report that 70% of counties are severely undercovered – employing below-average numbers of local journalist equivalents – and large number of counties have hardly any…www.rebuildlocalnews.orgForsyth County Commission votes down Rural Hall data center proposal www.wfdd.org/politics-gov...
Forsyth Commission votes down Rural Hall data center proposalForsyth County Commissioners voted 5-2 to deny a rezoning application to build a hyperscale data center in Rural Hall.www.wfdd.orgNCDOT rejects public-private partnership for Cape Fear Memorial Bridge project- plan included a toll. www.whqr.org/2026-07-30/n...
NCDOT rejects public-private partnership for Cape Fear Memorial Bridge projectWilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization officials discussed updates on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project at a board meeting Wednesday, July 29. Board members heard presentations ...www.whqr.orgResidents push back against large Amazon data center project during packed public meeting in Rockingham www.wfae.org/energy-envir...
Residents push back against large Amazon data center project during packed public meetingAmazon has started construction on a massive data center in Richmond County, across the street from Duke Energy’s natural gas-fired power plant.www.wfae.orgEditor of Washington Post Opinion Section Resigns After 1 Year Adam O’Neal inherited a mandate from the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, to shift toward “personal liberties and free markets.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b...
Adam O’Neal Resigns as Washington Post Opinion Editor (Gift Article)Adam O’Neal inherited a mandate from the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, to shift toward “personal liberties and free markets.”www.nytimes.comNearly two years after Helene, Chimney Rock reaches major milestone More than 99% of storm-damaged roads have reopened, but permanent reconstruction along U.S. 64 is expected to continue through 2029.
Nearly two years after Helene, Chimney Rock reaches major milestoneMore than 99% of storm-damaged roads have reopened, but permanent reconstruction along U.S. 64 is expected to continue through 2029.www.wral.comPublic hearing set for nearly 650 diesel generators tied to Amazon data center A public hearing next Thursday will focus on draft air permits for Amazon's backup generators and Duke Energy's temporary bridge power generators in Richmond County.
Public hearing set for nearly 650 diesel generators tied to Amazon data centerA public hearing Thursday will focus on draft air permits for Amazon's backup generators and Duke Energy's temporary bridge power generators in Richmond County.www.wral.comIRS Audit immunity now the sticking point for Senators Tillis and Cornyn as they refuse to confirm Blanche for Attorney General. Who knows how this will play out, meanwhile Blanche can remain as acting Attorney General.
Why Blanche Can’t Win Republican Approval for Attorney General — Yet (Gift Article)The decision by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits has become the central issue in his confirmation process.www.nytimes.comThe National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado was present amid severe weather in western North Carolina on Tuesday, July 28. Madison County:
Tornado hit western NC during severe storms, National Weather Service confirmsThe National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado was present amid severe weather in western North Carolina on Tuesday, July 28.wlos.com