Dylan Rhoney is an App State grad from Morganton who is passionate about travel, politics, history, and all things North Carolina. He lives in Raleigh.
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Rural NC communities get grant funding to address healthcare, infrastructure issues
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) this month gave the greenlight to fund eight projects in communities across North Carolina, providing $1.5 million dollars to support a variety of projects and help create 270 jobs. “These funds make strategic investments in our rural communities to help them seize opportunities to prosper,” Governor Roy Cooper…
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VIDEO: How Dan Bishop Could Threaten Reproductive Rights
If Jeff Jackson wins the Democratic Party’s primary for North Carolina Attorney General, he could potentially face Dan Bishop, a fellow member of Congress in the general election. Jackson says Bishop will seek to further restrict abortion rights in North Carolina. “He wants to strip women of reproductive freedoms, and he would do that by…
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VIDEO: Josh Stein on Raising Teacher Pay
North Carolina faces an ongoing teacher shortage crisis. Last fall, the state reported more than 3,000 teacher vacancies, and some educators are leaving the profession altogether. Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democratic candidate for governor, says the state is not taking the necessary steps to retain teachers. “We are 46th in the country in starting…
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Jeff Jackson on how he’d defend abortion rights and democracy as NC Attorney General
What’s the best job in the world? Chances are, we all have a different answer to that question. For North Carolina Congressman Jeff Jackson, it’s the one he’s campaigning for this year. “If you like public service, being attorney general is the best job in the world. It is really about public service,” Jackson told…
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VIDEO: NC’s Next Attorney General Could Impact Abortion Rights
WATCH: Abortion rights will be one of the top issues on voters’ minds when they head to the polls this year. The race for North Carolina Attorney General could help decide what the future of legal abortion is in the state. Jeff Jackson is a Democratic candidate for Attorney General and has pledged to fight…
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VIDEO: NC Pastors Speaks Out for Abortion Rights
CJ Brinson is a Guilford County pastor, and believes that many in the “pro-life” movement are too narrowly focused on the issue of abortion and fail to support “policies that make life easier for those outside of the womb.” Brinson is speaking out in support for reproductive rights, and believes many who are strongly opposed…
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VIDEO: How Medicaid Expansion Helps the Chronically Homeless
Medicaid expansion has provided almost 300,000 North Carolinians with access to healthcare. Parker Chatham is the Executive Director of Restoration House, a low barrier homeless shelter in Bryson City. He says that Medicaid expansion has especially helped the people he works with each day. “Medicaid is really going to serve as a bouncing block to…
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VIDEO: NC Homeowners Face Insurance Rates Spikes
On August 1st, North Carolina homeowners could be hit with steep insurance rate hikes. The North Carolina Rate Bureau has requested an average increase of 42.2%. Some counties on the coast, like Carteret and Onslow counties, could see rates increase as much as 99.4% The public has the opportunity to provide input about these potential…
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VIDEO: The Success of Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina
Medicaid expansion was launched on Dec. 1st and it’s already having a big impact on North Carolina, the state’s top health official told us. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kody Kinsley told Cardinal & Pine that his office automatically enrolled 273,000 North Carolinians into comprehensive health coverage. Kinsley says the success of enrollment gives…
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Biden visits Raleigh, announces $82 million for high-speed internet in NC
President Joe Biden on Thursday visited Raleigh to announce an $82 million dollar investment in high-speed internet, which will help expand the critical technology to an additional 16,000 households in North Carolina through funding provided by the American Rescue Plan. This latest investment in high speed internet brings the administration’s total funding for high speed…
