Politics
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Stillbirths are (still) affecting NC. A Murdock bill aims to change that
NC loses an average of 723 babies to stillbirth every year. Sen. Natalie Murdock’s bill would fund new counseling, training and outreach that advocates say could save roughly hundreds of those babies annually.
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This North Carolina bill would make it murder to have an abortion. Here’s what to know about it
House Bill 1232 would further tighten restrictions on abortion in NC, placing it on the list of states where abortion is considered fully banned.
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Whatley backs Trump’s $1.8 billion fund that could give cash to Jan. 6 rioters
Though several congressional Republicans resisted the Trump administration’s efforts to pay supporters who had been convicted of crimes, Republican Michael Whatley has embraced them.
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North Carolina is suing Trump’s Department of Education. Here’s why
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson says a Trump administration rule capping loans for nursing students is “unlawful.”
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Opinion: A letter to the 10-year-old dismissed by Rep. Virginia Foxx
A Greensboro 4th grader wrote to his member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx. She responded by saying he must have been “indoctrinated.” Jacob Brooks, who lives in the district, has a few words for the boy — and for Rep. Foxx.
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Pete Buttigieg packs barn for rural Democrat Jamie Ager in competitive NC congressional district
Pete Buttigieg offers the highest-profile endorsement yet for Jamie Ager in the campaign for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.
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He was convicted in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now he’s opened an Asheville business
An Asheville business owner, who was convicted and later pardoned by President Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, faces backlash.
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Your guide to taking action in North Carolina, May 15-21
This week in North Carolina, you can attend protests, voter registration events, listening sessions, and more.
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NC Democrats propose 7% income tax on the rich to fund North Carolina schools
North Carolinians earning more than $1 million annually would pay a 7% marginal income tax under a proposal by Democratic lawmakers, who say the measure could generate nearly $1 billion each year for public schools.
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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.
