Laura Lee
News DirectorLaura Lee began her journalism career as a producer and booker at NPR. She returned to her native North Carolina to manage The State of Things, a live daily statewide show on WUNC. After working as a managing editor of an education journalism start-up, she became a writer and editor at a national education publication, Edutopia. She then served as the news editor at Carolina Public Press, a statewide investigative newsroom. In 2022, she worked to build collaborative coverage of elections administration and democracy in North Carolina. Laura received her master’s in journalism from the University of Maryland and her bachelor’s degree in political science and J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Email: llee@bpr.org
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Following surveys by inspectors last week, CMS gave HCA a reprieve from threat of loss of participation in Medicare program.
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An analysis by The Asheville Citizen Times shows rhetoric may not match data.
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Our voter-centered work avoids treating politics like horse races.
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The 384-page report details a range of failures that took place between April 2022 to November 2023.
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A $100 million lawsuit in California alleges partners Shangri-La and Step Up committed fraud and breach of contract. The filing prompts a change of course after nearly two-year delay on the partners' project in Asheville.
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Foreclosure comes as local contractor Beverly-Grant gets default judgment against the developer for nearly $400,000 for unpaid work.
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Beverly-Grant alleges nonpayment of nearly $400,000 for work on permanent supportive housing project as Shangri-La faces state investigation in California.
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Voters make their decisions in municipal races across the region.
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Questions continue about the funding and future of the Step Up Asheville project.