NEW tonight from Capitol Hill: Deal to end shutdown gains traction in US Senate as vote nears www.newsfromthestates.com/article/deal...

BREAKING: Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown. @statesnewsroom.com story:

We’re live! Tune into our new weekly podcast, Stories From The States. In our first episode, host @fitzsimon.bsky.social talks about federal cuts that are jeopardizing Medicaid coverage. www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor... #FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism

NC Department of Health & Human Services message to SNAP recipients: "Partial benefits were distributed today, Nov. 7. Beneficiaries should check the balances on their cards by going to ebtEDGE.com." #ncpol

Gov. Stein calls for special session to fund Medicaid as GOP lawmakers’ disagreements persist #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/11/06/g...

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

From farmers to entrepreneurs, these NC homegrown businesses say tariffs are taking a toll on their bottom line. The Supreme Court is now deciding whether Trump's sweeping tariffs can stay in place. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/05/m... #nc #ncpol #tariff

SNAP food aid will resume next week in North Carolina — with reduced benefits #ncpol ncnewsline.com/briefs/snap-...

For #ncpol newbies: in about an hour people are about to start posting local election results. They do not have a special contact or a secret portal. They're just navigating their browser to er.ncsbe.gov clicking on a county & mashing refresh as fast as they can. That's it.

I was lucky enough work alongside several McClatchy DC reporters over the years. The bureau did great work. Local and regionally-focused coverage of Washington is incredibly important and all too rare — and crucial to holding individual members of Congress accountable bsky.app/profile/just...

Lots of developments in SNAP payments fight today, most notably a defiant Trump vowing no payments until Democrats cave on shutdown. Story for @statesnewsroom.com:

Tomorrow at SCOTUS: The justices will hear one of the first major cases of Trump’s second term Wednesday when the administration defends the president’s emergency tariffs that American small business owners say are upending their livelihoods. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/its-...

With Rep. Cecil Brockman now officially resigned from the #ncga, here's how Democrats will pick his replacement -- and who's already raising their hand for the appointment: www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol

BREAKING: Trump administration to pay partial November SNAP benefits by Wednesday, @usdagov.bsky.social says in a report to a federal court.

“We used to serve between 80 and 100 people a day. Now we’re seeing at least 200 daily.” ncnewsline.com/2025/10/31/a... #ncpol

Effects of government shutdown spread on day 31, from health costs to food to flights. W/ Shauneen Miranda www.newsfromthestates.com/article/effe...

BREAKING: Trump administration blocked from cutting off SNAP benefits as two judges issue orders. @statesnewsroom.com story w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

NC food banks will get $18 million in donations ahead of pause in federal food aid ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-fo...

NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

Legal Aid of North Carolina is closing offices in Rocky Mount and Pembroke after the General Assembly froze the IOLTA program, a longstanding NC legal assistance fund that has operated without controversy for decades until now.

Crunching numbers on SNAP in NC. Belts of rural counties in the south & northeast will see anywhere from a quarter to a third of their residents without food assistance. Ten of the state’s 99 counties have 25% or more of its residents enrolled in SNAP. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/29/l...

State of play on food assistance pause in NC: neighboring states pursuing various stopgap solutions. No such action thus far in NC, besides AG joining lawsuit. The state says it can't cover the SNAP gap - even if it could, they need lawmakers' approval. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/28/n...

Judge blocks Trump shutdown layoffs, citing political retribution www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...

State of play on food assistance pause in NC: neighboring states pursuing various stopgap solutions. No such action thus far in NC, besides AG joining lawsuit. The state says it can't cover the SNAP gap - even if it could, they need lawmakers' approval. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/28/n...

From @lbonner.bsky.social: NC officials warn federal food aid programs will be suspended within days ncnewsline.com/2025/10/27/n...

Upcoming federal food assistance pause intensifies shutdown fight w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/upco...

Looking forward to this from my States Newsroom colleagues. There are a ton of news podcasts, that cover all kinds of stories, but rarely does an outlet have ready access to so many well-informed reporters on the ground and in the know across so much of the country. Will be great!

NC lawmakers, still at impasse, leave town with new voting map but no budget or Medicaid fix w/ @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/22/n...

NC Dept of Health & Human Services confirms that under state law, accessing Medicaid reserve fund "requires General Assembly approval." State can't dip into that fund without the OK from lawmakers. So Medicaid provider rates will remain cut unless House & Senate leaders can reach agreement. #ncpol

NC Republicans have approved a new congressional map, giving the GOP another seat in the northeast 1st district. NC's House delegation will now be 11R-3D. Rapid passage in Raleigh despite protests & criticism from Democrats. Legal challenges all but certain. More coverage to come at ncnewsline.com

Gov. Josh Stein just released a statement backing this bill and urging the Senate to come back to Raleigh to pass it: "The House has now acted on two clean Medicaid funding bills, and the Senate has left town without even considering this bill." #ncpol

Gov. Josh Stein just released a statement backing this bill and urging the Senate to come back to Raleigh to pass it: "The House has now acted on two clean Medicaid funding bills, and the Senate has left town without even considering this bill." #ncpol

More than 200 Medicaid recipients and advocates called on lawmakers to act in Raleigh today, weeks into statewide rate cuts due to inadequate funding. “There are lives on the line.”

New plan moving in NC House wants to delay Medicaid cuts by letting state dip into a reserve fund. But its path is murky - even if House OKs the bill, Senate is coming back ??? and it's not clear whether the state can tap the $$$ without lawmakers' approval. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/briefs/lawma...

GOP-led NC redistricting plan moving through House as Black leaders blast new lines ncnewsline.com/2025/10/21/g...

Day 2 of NC redistricting. Final vote in the Senate, progress in the House. Black legislative leaders, including former U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton, gather at the legislature to blast the new map. #ncpol w/ @lbonner.bsky.social ncnewsline.com/2025/10/21/g...

NC Senate Dems have filed discharge petition - a motion to bring a bill straight to the floor for debate - to fund state's Medicaid system. Rs in House & Senate haven't been able to reach agreement as the state has cut rates. But discharge motion won't go anywhere - needs 2/3 senators' votes. #ncpol

New voting map to flip a congressional district to the GOP advances in NC Senate #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/20/n...

NC Republicans move on new congressional plan to add another GOP district ncnewsline.com/2025/10/20/n...

NC redistricting, 2025 edition, begins. w/ @lbonner.bsky.social ncnewsline.com/2025/10/20/n...

Swannanoa’s post-Helene wishlist: FEMA buyouts, accessible food and affordable new homes ncnewsline.com/2025/10/16/s...

Both campaigns have attacked the other for presumed failures in hurricane recovery. Whatley pointed to Cooper's work on Florence and Matthew, Cooper to Whatley's role in Helene recovery. www.wunc.org/politics/202...

The redistricting wars hit the Tar Heel state: North Carolina Republican leaders say they have agreed to bring a new congressional map to the floor and expect to consider the bill next week.

Updated with details about layoff notices going out at Education Health and Human Services Homeland Security (CISA) Treasury www.newsfromthestates.com/article/subs...

Amid Helene recovery, western NC leaders let themselves dream big on housing, transportation ncnewsline.com/2025/10/10/a...

UPDATE: Gov. Stein calls for Rep. Brockman’s resignation after arrest, charges of sex crimes ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-re... @christinezhu.bsky.social #ncpol

State lawmakers have discussed ending the state’s liquor monopoly for years, but the idea has never gained enough political traction to move forward. The debate is back before lawmakers. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-ho... #nc #ncpol

Crazy NC growth numbers here: -Raleigh has now passed 500,000 residents -Cary has way more people than Wilmington or Asheville -Wendell's population grew by 73% in just four years -Apex has more people than Chapel Hill www.osbm.nc.gov/blog/2025/10...

Stein signs GOP-led North Carolina crime bill despite calling death penalty changes ‘barbaric’ #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/03/s...

NC’s Helene homebuilding will continue under shutdown, but state could face further delays ncnewsline.com/briefs/ncs-h...