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State’s rural hospitals will lose $3.7 billion in Medicaid and SNAP could end, legislative document states
North Carolina’s rural hospitals will face $3.7 billion in Medicaid cuts and the state could be forced to end its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) following passage of President ...
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Buncombe County Commissioner’s business created conflicts for her, county staff
Jennifer Horton was still relishing her history-making victory last November as Buncombe’s first Black woman county commissioner when she received jolting news. Her business running five adult ...
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AdventHealth makes its most public case for building region’s second-largest hospital, but has yet to ask the state for permission
Months before it can get official permission from the state, Florida-based nonprofit AdventHealth is seeking public support ...
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Answer Man: What’s being explored at the ‘Pit of Despair?’ Razor wire OK atop fence within city limits? Mystery pile of dirt along I-26?
Happy Independence Day, everyone! I hope your day is a blast! A safe blast, that is… Let’s get to today’s round of questions, ...
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Opinion: I’m proud of Thom Tillis for taking a stand against Trump, but I wish he’d taken it a step further
So, Mr. Boyle, are you proud of Senator Tillis now?” This was right after Tillis, a Republican U.S. senator who’s represented North Carolina since 2014, announced he wouldn’t seek reelection next year ...
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Answer Man: Disc golf coming to front nine of Asheville Muni? Teacher attrition rates in Buncombe, Asheville schools?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Work is underway on the Muni’s devastated front nine to build a disc golf layout. Don’t know if this is temporary ...
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Dan DeWitt joins Asheville Watchdog as deputy managing editor/senior reporter
Asheville Watchdog has hired Dan DeWitt, a veteran journalist with deep ties to western North Carolina, in the newly created position of deputy managing editor/senior reporter. DeWitt starts July 7.