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North Carolina lawmakers hit pause on hospital tax break changes
By Michelle Crouch State lawmakers looking for ways to reduce the tax burden for North Carolinians are holding off — for now — on legislation that would have scaled back two key tax exemptions that benefit nonprofit and public hospitals. Based on the candid comments of one lawmaker co-chairing the committee debating the changes, it’s…
9 things The Pitt gets right, according to North Carolina ER workers
By Michelle Crouch When Dr. Jennifer Casaletto’s kids started watching The Pitt last year, her 14-year-old son had a question: Which one are you? “I’m Doctor Robby,” she told him, referencing the attending physician played by Noah Wyle who oversees the chaotic emergency room in the hit HBO TV drama. She said his jaw dropped:…
Drilling down on AI use in dentistry
By Anne Blythe It’s no longer futuristic or science fiction to think that your trip to the dentist might include robotics and artificial intelligence. Macon Singletary, a periodontist at North Raleigh Periodontics & Implant Center in Wake County, says it’s already here for him. Fear not, he says. Humans will still play a key role…
North Carolinians find common ground on health care costs, Medicaid, poll shows
By Rose Hoban North Carolinians feeling the heat of rising health care costs say they’re making difficult choices — some even skipping care they need because of the financial pinch. This is just one finding from a telephone interview poll of 800 North Carolina residents at the beginning of March that asked a broad array…
‘We don’t want to be hustled’: NC communities push back on AI data centers
By Will Atwater Stokes County resident Tim Mabe likes to use a boat analogy to convey the size of a data center proposed for a nearly 2,000‑acre parcel along the Dan River that county commissioners voted to rezone for heavy industrial use in January. “Stokes County wants to get in the boat‑building business, and their…
North Carolina lawmakers take aim at hospitals’ prized tax perks
By Michelle Crouch As North Carolina lawmakers search for ways to reduce the tax burden for state residents, they’re taking aim at the generous tax breaks the state’s nonprofit and public hospitals have long enjoyed. Proposals discussed by a House committee on March 18 would significantly scale back two key tax exemptions. If passed, they…
