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Colin Campbell
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WUNC
State Budget Director Kristin Walker’s team of economists have run the numbers of various revenue scenarios – and she says all of them lead to a “fiscal cliff" where the state sees a major budget shortfall in the coming years.
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Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesA Delta passenger plane and an Air Force jet flew narrowly close to one another outside Washington, D.C., on Friday, prompting a collision warning and "corrective instructions" from air traffic controllers. -
Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty ImagesFor people with gambling disorder, the proliferation of gambling opportunities makes it difficult to fight their addiction. Investment in treatment lags behind other addiction disorders.
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North Carolina’s legislature passed more than $1 billion with two Helene recovery funding bills in October, but by mid-February, about two-thirds of that money still hadn’t been spent. -
Due South's Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists discuss wildfires in the western reaches of our state, another North Carolina "bathroom bill," and NC State's new men's basketball coach. -
For decades, trans people have responded to the needs in their community with technological innovation. One researcher explores the possibilities, limitations and future of trans tech. -
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is providing virtual mental health services through a partnership with United Healthcare. -
Hundreds of advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities visited the North Carolina legislature this week to lobby lawmakers to provide more funding for a program that has a years-long waiting list. -
Impacted by federal cuts, NCDHHS set to eliminate dozens of jobs after losing $100 million in grantsThe Trump Administration eliminated millions in federal grant funding for North Carolina, which state health officials say will affect areas within the department like behavioral health and substance use disorder services. -
The state's restriction on school calendars has long been a bone of contention pitting state lawmakers and the tourism industry against school boards and families, regardless of their political persuasion. -
Artificial intelligence company OpenAI announced a major new partnership in Durham. -
It has been six months since Helene ripped through Western North Carolina and perpetually altered life in the mountains. We check-in on recovery, communities, workers, and tourism half a year after Helene.
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Gerard Albert III
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BPR
Due South's Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists discuss wildfires in the western reaches of our state, another North Carolina "bathroom bill," and NC State's new men's basketball coach.
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Charnel Hunter
For decades, trans people have responded to the needs in their community with technological innovation. One researcher explores the possibilities, limitations and future of trans tech.
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