Medicare

December 17, 2025

State effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

October 16, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off

Gov. Josh Stein, center, speaks about the elimination of medical debt at the Executive Mansion on Monday. (Gary D. Robertson / AP Photo) RALEIGH — More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over […]

Fixing the federal budget requires changing how entitlement programs spend

April 26, 2022 The North State Journal Comments Off

FILE – In this Feb. 13, 2020, file photo, The Official U.S. Government Medicare Handbook for 2020 over pages of a Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General report, are shown […]

Best movies of 2025, ranked

December 15, 2025 Comments Off on Best movies of 2025, ranked
Briner discusses State Health Plan, pension

December 14, 2025 Comments Off on Briner discusses State Health Plan, pension
Salesforce CEO vies to overcome investors’ AI skepticism, touts quarterly numbers

December 13, 2025 Comments Off on Salesforce CEO vies to overcome investors’ AI skepticism, touts quarterly numbers
The stream: Brad Pitt, ‘Spinal Tap II,’ Percy Jackson, lots of Taylor Swift

December 12, 2025 Comments Off on The stream: Brad Pitt, ‘Spinal Tap II,’ Percy Jackson, lots of Taylor Swift
MATTHEWS: War of words between NC Supreme Court Justices Anita Earls and Phil Berger Jr.

December 11, 2025 Comments Off on MATTHEWS: War of words between NC Supreme Court Justices Anita Earls and Phil Berger Jr.

MATTHEWS: War of words between NC Supreme Court Justices Anita Earls and Phil Berger Jr.

December 11, 2025 Comments Off on MATTHEWS: War of words between NC Supreme Court Justices Anita Earls and Phil Berger Jr.
ELDER: Michelle’s ‘hair’-raising theory: White folks stop blacks from learning to swim

November 28, 2025 Comments Off on ELDER: Michelle’s ‘hair’-raising theory: White folks stop blacks from learning to swim
MOORE: Want lower prices? More ‘affordability’? Move to a red state

November 21, 2025 Comments Off on MOORE: Want lower prices? More ‘affordability’? Move to a red state

Statehouse Rep. Matthew Winslow will not seek reelection
RALEIGH — State Rep. Matthew Winslow (R-Franklin) will finish out the remainder of his term but will not be seeking reelection in 2026. “Serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives has been one of [...] The post Statehouse Rep. Matthew Winslow will not seek reelection first appeared on The North State Journal.
Judge: DOJ can unseal Maxwell sex trafficking case records
NEW YORK — A federal judge last week granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case, citing a new law that requires the [...] The post Judge: DOJ can unseal Maxwell sex trafficking case records first appeared on The North State Journal.
Monty Python’s Flying Circus musical ‘Spamalot’ hopes to spread silliness with US tour
NEW YORK — Eric Idle sometime gazes up into the heavens and wonders about something if we ever contact aliens: Will they have a sense of humor? “I think the answer must be yes, because [...] The post Monty Python’s Flying Circus musical ‘Spamalot’ hopes to spread silliness with US tour first appeared on The […]
Best movies of 2025, ranked
Here are The Associated Press’ Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle’s picks for the best movies of 2025: Lindsey Bahr’s top movies of 2025 1.”One Battle After Another” Paul Thomas Anderson took us on [...] The post Best movies of 2025, ranked first appeared on The North State Journal.
“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” attempts horror comedy, fails at every turn
From its ridiculous opening scene, there is little denying that “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” is one of the stupidest movies of 2025. Its only real competition comes from Disney’s live action “Snow White” remake [...] The post “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” attempts horror comedy, fails at every turn first appeared on The North […]
Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN, fellow cable networks
Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery places CNN and its sister cable networks squarely back into what is likely to be an extended period of management limbo. There was some relief at [...] The post Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN, fellow cable networks first appeared on The North […]