Politics
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‘A lot of people are hurting’: Rising costs pummel North Carolinians, new report shows
A report from Defend America Action complies all the ways the Trump administration’s economic policies are “stoking a dire affordability crisis” in North Carolina.
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NC Congressman Chuck Edwards, accused of inappropriate relationship with staffer, faces ethics investigation
Edwards called the accusations politically motivated, but sources told Axios that his behavior “crossed professional boundaries and created an uncomfortable work environment.”
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Republicans’ Medicaid cuts could disrupt the healthcare that’s kept these NC kids alive
Republicans often equate the raw cost of Medicaid with waste and abuse, a dangerous oversimplification for families whose healthcare needs are both genuine and extremely expensive.
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A state-by-state breakdown of America’s gerrymandering arms race
A back-and-forth volley of congressional gerrymandering in states like North Carolina has changed the electoral battlefield ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Opinion: Why Fayetteville passed on a data center moratorium
A Fayetteville city lawyer told the City Council that a data center moratorium would be the only way to stop a controversial new data center.
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SNAP cuts and ICE raids leave North Carolina children hungry
As federal raids swept immigrant neighborhoods and Republicans praised changes to SNAP, a small Charlotte nonprofit watched hunger spike among the children it serves.
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In about face, NC Republicans agree to fund $319 million Medicaid shortfall
Since last August, Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of lying about needing $319 million to fill a funding gap in the state’s Medicaid program. On Tuesday they provided just that amount.
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Woman banned from Chuck Edwards’ McDonald’s after marching band protest
How a western North Carolina woman was banned from McDonald’s owned by Congressman Chuck Edwards following a marching band protest.
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Trailing in US Senate race, NC Republicans launch probe to go after Roy Cooper
With Republicans facing an uphill climb to beat Roy Cooper, they’ve created a partisan commission to “investigate” the Democratic candidate.
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Opinion: On marijuana, North Carolina needs to join the 21st century
Today, North Carolina is one of 10 states in the US without medical marijuana or some kind of regulated adult-use market. We’re a throwback, and not in any kind of good way.
