Billy Richardson - Former N.C. Representative - Fayetteville

01/11/2023

https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/bill-kirby-jr-health-system-to-unveil-medical-education-center-neuroscience-institute,23097?newsletter=23094

Health care in Cumberland County and surrounding communities takes a quantum leap Friday when Cape Fear Valley Health unveils the $33 million Medical Education Center & Neuroscience Institute. You can see for yourself.

12/30/2022

https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/annual-black-eyed-peas-dinner-comes-to-end,21322?newsletter=20478

For many Cumberland County residents, the annual black-eyed peas dinner was a decades-old Southern tradition. Each New Year’s Day, thousands of people gathered at the Crown Expo Center to …

12/29/2022

Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene was sworn in to a second term, but his return to power could be short-lived.

12/29/2022

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of provisions in North Carolina’s 2017 Farm Act dealing with labor unions. Judges ruled the state can ban lawsuit settlements that force farm owners to recognize unions and collect their dues.

12/28/2022

https://chapelboro.com/sports/unc-football-in-the-holiday-bowl-how-to-watch-cord-cutting-options-and-kickoff-time

The UNC football team will look to win its 10th game of the season Wednesday in San Diego, as the Tar Heels will take on No. 15 Oregon.

12/28/2022

A top aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis used a private email address with the alias “Clarice Starling” — a reference to the Hannibal Lecter serial killer novels — to help his former client win a state contract to operate Florida’s controversial migrant flight program, recently released public reco...

12/28/2022

In the past week, Duke Energy systematically shut down parts of the North Carolina and South Carolina power grid in what the utility described as an effort to stabilize energy usage during bitter cold holiday temperatures. Called "rolling blackouts," the strategy raised a red flag for public officia...

12/28/2022

The utility company provided more details on the rolling blackouts that affected 500,000 customers during one of the region’s coldest weekends in recent years.

12/28/2022

https://www.wunc.org/health/2022-12-27/unc-study-links-gastrointestinal-illnesses-hog-farms?_amp=true

A study released earlier this year from researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill shows that people who live close to commercial hog operations are more likely to become sick with gastrointestinal illnesses.

12/27/2022

https://www.wral.com/top-7-politifact-nc-fact-checks-of-2022/20637352/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=wral&utm_term=NC%20Capitol

A mail ad by N.C. Futures Action Fund, a liberal political action committee, accused deViere of voting no on Medicaid expansion, teacher pay and Cooper’s budget plan.

But the state Senate was never asked to vote on Medicaid expansion or the governor’s budget during the 2021-22 session....We rated the mailer’s claim: False.

Local claims about crime and immigration were PolitiFact North Carolina's top-read stories of the year.

12/22/2022

https://khn.org/news/article/medical-debt-hospitals-sue-patients-threaten-credit-khn-investigation/

An examination of billing policies and practices at more than 500 hospitals across the country shows widespread reliance on aggressive collection tactics.