NC’s Helene recovery avoided shutdown pitfalls, but local governments remain strained ncnewsline.com/2025/11/14/n... By @galenb.bsky.social #ncpol

With a ban on most hemp-based cannabinoid products set to take effect in 2026, hemp business owners in North Carolina are scrambling to respond. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/14/w... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol #Hemp

Immigrant advocates in NC create statewide map of ICE activity ncnewsline.com/2025/11/14/i... #ncpol #ICE #immigrants

NC Governor urges citizens to remain peaceful but vigilant as Border Patrol arrives in Charlotte ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-go... #ncpol #Charlotte

Shutdown ends, but more federal chaos looms for states ncnewsline.com/2025/11/14/r... @stateline.org #ncpol

Seeds of hope are taking root in East Kinston, one of North Carolina’s poorest zip codes. Story by @gchildress.bsky.social   ncnewsline.com/2025/11/14/e... #ncpol #Kinston

Republican state House and Senate leaders announced late Thursday they will not heed Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s call to return to Raleigh to approve funding to patch a shortfall in the state’s Medicaid budget. ncnewsline.com/briefs/north... Story by @lauraleslie.bsky.social #ncpol #Medicaid

A criminal justice law the state legislature passed this year is likely to funnel more people into forced mental health treatment using a system that hospitals and former law enforcement officers say doesn’t work. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-ho... By @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol

UNC-Chapel Hill trustees narrowly approve in-state tuition hike following contentious debate ncnewsline.com/2025/11/13/u... #nc #UNC #ncpol

Federal immigration agents could arrive as soon as this weekend, after month-long Chicago operation that spurred mass protests and court action. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/13/b... Story by @galenb.bsky.social #nc #Charlotte #ncpol

The longest shutdown in U.S. history ended Wednesday night when President Donald Trump signed a spending package that reopens the government and funds most of it through January. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/12/r... @statesnewsroom.com #nc #ncpol

The state has approved nearly every new charter application for several years, but only 25% have reached enrollment targets. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/12/n... #ncpol

The U.S. House plans to approve a stopgap spending bill Wednesday evening that will end the record-breaking 43-day government shutdown once President Donald Trump signs the legislation. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/12/r... via @statesnewsroom.com #ncpol

Trustees question whether undergraduate NC students should face a tuition and fee increase amid budget concerns ncnewsline.com/2025/11/12/u... #NC #UNC #ncpol

U.S. House Democrats investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released emails Wednesday they say show President Donald Trump knew about the financier’s abuse of underage girls as far back as 2011. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/12/r... #ncpol

North Carolina is awarding $13.8 million to counties and communities to help rebuild critical business infrastructure after Helene, part of a state-funded program aimed at revitalizing commercial districts in the west. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-he... #ncpol #helene #wnc

Congress pushes hemp crackdown after pressure from states, marijuana industry ncnewsline.com/2025/11/12/r... Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social #nc #ncpol #Hemp

The U.S. Supreme Court has extended through Thursday a pause on lower courts’ orders that the Trump administration authorize a full month of benefits for a food assistance program that 1 in 8 Americans use to buy groceries. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/12/r... VIA @fischler.bsky.social #ncpol

The shutdown legislation puts vulnerable Democrats in a precarious political position. If they support the deal, they can tout having reopened the government after the longest shutdown in history — but leave themselves open to criticism from voters who see health care costs as a top issue. #ncpol

Congress created the competitive program in response to concern from rural health care providers — as well as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle — about the effects of Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Donald Trump signed this summer. By @stateline.org #nc #ncpol

The public face of the agency has historically remained above the political fray, focusing on voting rules and routine business. That changed Saturday, Nov. 1, the final day of voting in the 2025 municipal elections. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-el... Story by @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol

“This is the most thoughtless, ignorant proposal to an industry that I’ve seen in a long, long time.” ncnewsline.com/2025/11/11/r... Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social #ncpol #hemp

If you’ve worn the uniform or love someone who has, speak up for policies that keep our military focused on national defense rather than domestic policing. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/11/d... #VeteransDay #ncpol

The U.S. Senate approved a stopgap spending bill Monday that will end the longest government shutdown in American history once the measure becomes law later this week. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/11/r... #ncpol by @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Posting to social media Monday, U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin released the names of 77 people for whom Trump signed federal pardons in a proclamation dated Nov. 7. Martin represented several people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social #ncpol

NEW: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services cannot reduce Medicaid payments to providers of a service to children with autism, a Superior Court judge ruled Monday. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-ju... By @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol #autism

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it plans to remove warnings from hormone replacement therapy drugs that can be used to address symptoms of menopause, saying the statements are no longer needed. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/10/r...

North Carolina’s Mark Meadows is among 77 people recently pardoned by President Donald Trump, five years after Meadows was involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election that Trump lost. ncnewsline.com/briefs/ncs-m... By @galenb.bsky.social #ncpol #nc

Could we see a deal this week that ends the government shutdown? While there are no guarantees, we sat down with Newsline's government and politics reporter Galen Bacharier (@galenb.bsky.social) to discuss the impact of the federal shutdown and the damaging loss of SNAP payments (podcast) #ncpol

Real economic concerns — kitchen-table issues that impact most families and communities — are cutting through old political divisions. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/10/n... (commentary) #ncpol

In Halifax County, North Carolina, 101 of 156 teachers are international. A new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas could effectively slam the door on future hires ncnewsline.com/2025/11/10/f... via @hechingerreport.org #nc #ncpol

A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for millions of Americans. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/10/r... #ncpol

Seven U.S. Senate Democrats and one independent joined Republicans on Sunday night in advancing legislation to reopen the government and temporarily keep it afloat until the end of January, after a record-breaking shutdown that began Oct. 1. via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ncpol

Editorial carton: Help is on the way … ? ncnewsline.com/2025/11/10/h... #ncpol

Following a late Friday ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration has instructed states that authorized full November nutrition assistance to "undo" the action, another unprecedented reversal for a program that helps 42 million people. By @fischler.bsky.social #nc #ncpol

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Friday night a lower court’s order that the Trump administration pay for a full month of food benefits, hours after some states began loading nutrition assistance funds on payment cards held by the 42 million Americans who use the program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying with a federal court order issued Thursday. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/07/r...

FEMA is sending $155 million in new aid to North Carolina for Helene recovery projects ncnewsline.com/briefs/fema-... Story by @galenb.bsky.social #ncpol

North Carolinians who receive SNAP federal food aid began receiving payments for November today ncnewsline.com/briefs/parti... #ncpol #nc #SNAP

A government shutdown that lasts beyond November would be “incredibly harmful” to efforts to provide safe and affordable housing to the nation’s most vulnerable citizens, according to U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12). ncnewsline.com/2025/11/07/u... Story by @gchildress.bsky.social #ncpol #Housing

The three-judge panel considering a legal challenge to the newly drawn congressional district in northeastern North Carolina will hold a hearing on a preliminary injunction on Nov. 19. ncnewsline.com/briefs/feder... By @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol

When seven charter schools opened in North Carolina this fall, each had submitted enrollment projections as part of their application. But on Thursday, the State Board of Education heard that none of them met those goals, and one missed by nearly 70%. ncnewsline.com/briefs/laggi...

A 15-minute wait time at the DMV? NC’s new DMV Commissioner believes it’s achievable ncnewsline.com/2025/11/06/a... #ncpol #nc

Gov. Josh Stein renewed his demand Thursday for North Carolina lawmakers to pass additional funding for Medicaid, calling a special legislative session more than a month after his administration slashed payments to providers. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/06/g... via @galenb.bsky.social #ncpol

NEW: Here are airports hit by the FAA pullback on air traffic; 3,300 flights daily to be canceled. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/06/r... Story by @fischler.bsky.social #nc #ncpol #Charlotte #RDU

NC Democrats hope electoral successes in 2025 will lead to major victories in next year’s midterm elections. Political experts say it’ll still be an uphill battle. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/06/d... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol #nc

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reduce the largest monthly food assistance payments by about 35% in November, a smaller decrease than the department initially estimated, according to a court filing late Wednesday. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/06/r... #ncpol

U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the first woman to hold the speaker’s gavel, announced Thursday she will retire, ending a 40-year legislative career as one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/06/r... Story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration would restrict air travel in 40 “high-traffic” areas of the country to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers. The cutbacks start Friday. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/06/r...

Justices in both the conservative 6-3 majority and liberal minority questioned the sweeping presidential power the administration is claiming with the tariffs ncnewsline.com/2025/11/06/r... By @ashleymurray.bsky.social