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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s independent Science Advisory Board has announced the formation of its Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory panel.
From cuts to economic development and museum programs to new funds for trout fisheries and DOT maintenance facilities, Gov. Pat McCrory's proposed budget reveals how Western North Carolina would fare if the suggested statewide spending plan ...
One of eight Board of Governors' members appointed Wednesday, Roger Aiken is currently employed with Wells Fargo Advisors in Asheville.
On Wednesday, March 20, the governor's anticipated budget was released, and news and social media posters began talking about what it contains. At more than $20 billion, his state budget proposal has copious details. Here's some of the firs ...
Gov. Pat McCrory's office has announced that he will make a budget announcement today at 10:30 a.m.
On March 6, McCrory signed a measure denying the state's expansion of Medicaid. Area and statewide advocates, doctors and healthcare-system leaders say that decision will impact patient healthcare and hospital revenues.
A debate has already started over statewide energy policy legislation introduced last week by Rep. Mike Hager. Among other WNC legislators' efforts: reducing a reporting requirement for electric membership cooperatives and repealing prohibi ...
Deep disagreement within Asheville’s legislative delegation on two bills that that would strip the city of its extraterritorial jurisdiction and its right to annex and that would eliminate a funding stream for capital improvements were fr ...
“A Critical Conversation on Affordable Care in North Carolina” will be held on the Insurance Exchange and the impact of not expanding Medicaid in North Carolina today at 6 p.m. in the Mountain View Room at the Sherrill Center at UNC Ash ...
Largely positive, the report did find challenges with the lack of a top leader at agency providing mental health services to eight WNC counties. Leaders said they want changes to a state law preventing certain CEO benefits.
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