Enforcing the proposed mandate could strain local DSS offices and cost taxpayers, even though most enrollees are exempt or already working.

The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a budget plan on May 22 for the next two fiscal years that would cut ...

Disability Rights NC spent a year investigating the state’s overuse of the legal procedure, which leaves patients locked up at a high cost with few rights.

Before Pres. Trump released his skinny budget, a preliminary spending plan for DHHS was leaked, showing deep cuts.

Following a national trend, state lawmakers are looking to remove artificial dyes in favor of natural food coloring.

As Christmas nears, many children will be anticipating a visit from Santa. But despite drops in North Carolina’s unemployment rate and a slowly recovering economy, many of North Carolina’s children ...