Anne Blythe

Raleigh

Reporter at North Carolina Health News

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Articles

Why Hampton Dellinger Ended His Legal Battle Against President Trump

1 week ago | theassemblync.com | Anne Blythe

Hampton Dellinger was on his way back to Washington from his Durham home on a Sunday night, making the same interstate commute he had many times while serving as head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. This trip was different, though. Just two days earlier, the Trump administration had informed him in a two-sentence email that he had been terminated “effective immediately,” putting him at the crest of the tsunami of firings, layoffs, and job cuts crashing through the federal government.
Edenton's Confederate Monument Wars Continue

1 week ago | theassemblync.com | Anne Blythe

After a group of eastern North Carolina residents sued elected officials in the town of Edenton and Chowan County over a controversial vote to relocate a Confederate monument, the local governing boards took a mulligan. The residents had accused the boards of hammering out details of the relocation in secret in violation of the state’s open meetings law.
Jefferson Griffin’s Gambit Scores a Win

2 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Michael Hewlett |Anne Blythe

Jefferson Griffin’s gambit for a state Supreme Court seat has worked, for now. In a 2-1 ruling last week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals stopped short of giving Griffin everything he wanted, which is to throw out more than 65,000 legally cast ballots in hopes of ensuring his victory.
Stein's Budget Proposal Boosts Healthcare, Childcare, and Workforce Investment – Archyde

1 month ago | archyde.com | Anne Blythe

By Anne Blythe, North Carolina Health News March 21, 2025 North Carolina Gov.Josh Stein has unveiled his first budget proposal, a $33.65 billion plan designed, he says, to ensure equal opportunities for all North Carolinians. A key focus of the budget is strengthening families and lowering costs, particularly in the realms of child care and health care, areas where many families face significant financial burdens.
Stein’s budget proposal invests in health care workforce, child care, improved access

1 month ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Anne Blythe

When Gov. Josh Stein rolled out his first budget proposal this week, he presented a $33.65 billion spending plan for lawmakers to consider that he said was “delivering on the promise of North Carolina — that where you come from should never limit how far you can go.”Stein, a Democrat who served as attorney general for the past eight years and a legislator in the General Assembly before that, noted that such a commitment includes health care.
Unraveling an oral health mystery leads to rare autoimmune diagnosis

1 month ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Anne Blythe

Christine Letsky-Anderson remembers well the day that her medical odyssey began. It was in the spring of 2023, and the Virginia resident was sipping a Chick-fil-A lemonade one morning. “My mouth burst into blisters everywhere,” Letsky-Anderson told NC Health News in a recent phone interview.
The Docket: Briefs and Boxers

1 month ago | theassemblync.com | Michael Hewlett |Anne Blythe

As Jefferson Griffin’s bid to invalidate more than 65,000 votes in the state Supreme Court race moves into its fourth month, the voters behind that figure want to make sure their stories are heard. Monday was the deadline for filing briefs with the state Court of Appeals in regard to Griffin’s dispute with the state Board of Elections. A flurry of amicus briefs from voters and groups supporting them were filed Thursday.
Lawmakers propose higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for NC dentists

1 month ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Anne Blythe

When North Carolina started enrolling more people in the expanded Medicaid program almost 15 months ago, hundreds of thousands of low-income people became eligible for an array of dental services. But that didn’t mean dentists across the state started welcoming the new Medicaid beneficiaries onto their chairs. Nearly 60 percent of North Carolina dentists don’t accept Medicaid patients, and many of those who do aren’t taking on new patients with the government subsidized insurance plan.
Another NC county says no to fluoride in its water system

2 months ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Anne Blythe

Most North Carolina households that are hooked up to community water systems have fluoride in their drinking water. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiled by the United Health Foundation shows that in 2022 roughly 88 percent of the North Carolina population was served by fluoridated community water systems.
As ICE policy shifts, NC health care workers face uncertainty

2 months ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Anne Blythe

As executive orders and new policy directives come out of the White House at a dizzying pace, many health care workers have found themselves in a quandary. Within hours of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the Department of Homeland Security acting secretary issued a directive overturning Biden administration guidelines that established “protected areas” such as hospitals, medical facilities, churches and schools from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.