Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
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People in Poorer Counties Are Twice as Likely to Die of COVID, Report Finds
The report, its researchers say, is the first to study the link between poverty and pandemic death rates.
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7 NC Republicans Voted Against House Bill to Cap Monthly Insulin Costs
A quarter of the people who need insulin are skipping doses because of soaring prices, but new legislation would cap monthly costs at $35.
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NC Rep. Deborah Ross Among Democrats Demanding Action on Supreme Court Scandal
Ross, a North Carolina attorney, says it is “imperative” that the US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas avoid conflicts of interest involving the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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NC’s First Elected Muslim Woman Hopes to Hold the Door Open
When you’re the first to do something, it’s hard to find a mentor. Whoever follows Durham’s Nida Allam won’t have that problem.
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COVID’s Collateral Damage: The Pandemic Has Cost Us More Than We Know
The COVID-19 crisis has also sent anxiety and depression rates soaring nationwide, increased deaths from opioids and alcoholism, and scarred a generation of children.
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NC Fines Asheville Hospital $30,000 After Nurses Complain of COVID Risks
An Asheville hospital that failed to ensure its nurses were properly protected against COVID and that waited more than a week to report a COVID death among its staff has been fined nearly $30,000, the North Carolina Department of Labor said this week.
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Unaffiliated Voters Now NC’s Biggest Voting Group
What this all means for election results is unclear, but the changes reflect the state’s rapid, complex growth.
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Ticking Clock for NC’s Coast as New Reports Detail Climate Change Dangers
This is serious. A UN report says rising seas will inundate a little less than half of the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula.
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NC Service Members Sickened By Burn Pits, Contaminated Water May Finally Get Help
The US House passed a bipartisan bill improving healthcare for veterans exposed to toxins. Six North Carolina Republicans voted against it.
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$750 Million Settlement Will Help Opioid-Ravaged Communities in NC
Money from the landmark settlement will pay for treatment and prevention efforts across North Carolina in a crisis that killed nearly 30,000. The opioid crisis has killed nearly 30,000 North Carolinians, but the state will soon receive $750 million from the drug companies responsible to help survivors “regain control of their lives,” NC Attorney General…
