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Colin Campbell
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For the past 65 years, St. Andrews University has been a major economic engine for the small town in Scotland County. That all changed on May 5, when the university shut down for good after years of financial challenges. County leaders have been working to draw industry and development to multiple sites, and they hope the St. Andrew’s campus can be one of them.
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Win McNamee/Getty ImagesAll 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026. -
Andrew Harnik/APA Republican-led congressional subcommittee is leading a new investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Do their claims add up?
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All seven of North Carolina’s recent measles cases are in Western North Carolina, including two newly confirmed infections in Buncombe County at a school with low vaccination rate. -
North Carolina needs $5 million for the federal government to provide $125 million for the SUN Bucks program. It helps feed more than a million kids. -
The state reported 63 additional flu deaths this week, bringing the season's total to 134 deaths. That's much higher than last year at this point. -
As North Carolina continues decarbonizing its energy supply, giant batteries are one tool for keeping the lights on when the sun isn’t shining and the wind stops blowing. Duke Energy has brought a 50-megawatt battery online at the site of the former Allen coal plant in Gaston County. -
After months of uncertainty over the fate of hundreds of homes, FEMA greenlit a small batch of properties for acquisition in Buncombe and Henderson County. -
The Trump Administration cut funding for Affordable Care Act navigators this year by 90%. In North Carolina, that meant about 60 fewer people helping people traverse the often-complicated signup process. -
The state will receive $2 million to help people recently released from prison find employment or educational opportunities. -
The animal shelter will receive repairs and renovations that were identified in an investigation conducted by the State's Animal Welfare Section. -
North Carolina is facing a looming deadline to find more funding to cover new federal work requirements for Medicaid.
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North Carolina Office of the Governor
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New work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP will cost NC, the state budget will be even later, and early voting hours are cut shorter. That's all on Due South's North Carolina News Roundup.
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