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Everything You Need to Know About the Silent Sam Deal That Was Thrown Out
| February 21, 2020
The University of North Carolina System struck a deal with the Sons of Confederate Veterans to transfer ownership of the statue to the group. A judge threw that deal out last week.
1 Million People Are Uninsured in North Carolina. The GOP Keeps Blocking Bills to Help.
| February 21, 2020
If lawmakers expanded Medicaid, 634,000 people—59% of the state’s uninsured population—would gain health care coverage by 2022.
Bobby Jones Was About to Retire. Instead He Joined the Fight Against Coal Ash.
| February 20, 2020
This North Carolina community organizer is working to give marginalized communities affected by environmental issues a platform to voice their concerns.
North Carolina’s Environmental Agency Has Had A Third of Its Budget Cut Since 2008
| February 14, 2020
When a state environmental agency doesn’t have enough staff members and inspectors to check pollution from facilities on a regular basis, violations can go unnoticed, one environmental advocate said.
North Carolina Workers Are Fed Up With the State’s $7.25 Minimum Wage
| February 14, 2020
In 2019, Democratic lawmakers introduced at least seven bills to raise the state’s minimum wage, but not a single one received a committee hearing, let alone a vote, in the Republican-controlled legislature.
Mitch McConnell Won’t Address Rising Drug Prices, So States Are Stepping Up
| February 13, 2020
Drug prices have gotten so high in the U.S. that Utah pays to fly state workers to Mexico to purchase their drugs, gives them each a $500-per-trip bonus, and still saves tens of thousands of dollars.