Roll Up Those Sleeves. NC Makes Vaccines Available to Anyone Over 16.
Anyone over 16 can now get a COVID-19 vaccine in NC, though challenges remain finding appointments.
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2021
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2021
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The GOP’s Voter Fraud Investigation in North Carolina Was a Fraud
Federal prosecutors in Trump's administration investigated claims of widespread voter fraud in North Carolina, but found nothing of the sort.
Apr
2021
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How North Carolina Became the Model for Democrats’ Nationwide Push to Expand Voting Access
Since Election Day, Republicans have filed hundreds of bills aimed at restricting voting access. But the federal ‘For The People Act’ would introduce sweeping, NC-like voting reforms nationwide.
Apr
2021
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North Carolina NAACP Sues to Topple Confederate Monument in Graham
Civil Rights Groups Turn to Courts for Help Toppling North Carolina Confederate Statue.
Apr
2021
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Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.
Study after study has found that women, particularly women of color, have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic toll, losing jobs and leaving the workforce in alarming numbers.
Apr
2021
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No April Fool’s Joke: Roy Williams to Retire from UNC Basketball
Roy Williams, the head coach of UNC’s basketball team is retiring, after nearly five decades of coaching.
Mar
2021
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NC’s Madison Cawthorn Skipped Vote but ‘Happy’ COVID Relief Funds Going to His WNC District
The office of US Rep. Madison Cawthorn praised federal funding for local health clinics but forgot to mention he and other Republicans didn’t vote for it.
Mar
2021
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NC Mayor: Burr, Tillis Need to Stand Up and Protect NC’s LGBTQ Residents
Carrboro's mayor explains why her town recently passed protections for LGBTQ people, and why more are needed.
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2021
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How Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression Affect North Carolina’s Paltry Minimum Wage
“What happens is your representative or senator doesn’t have any accountability toward you. They know that they can draw lines in such a way where they don’t have to listen to actual voters."
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2021
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‘Love Letters To My Son’: How George Floyd Inspired a North Carolina Teen to Write a Book
George Floyd called out for his mom. The tragedy moved North Carolina's Ocir Black to collect letters from Black mothers to their sons.
Congressman Budd’s Lip Service Means Nothing to Veterans
| August 12, 2022
A U.S. Army veteran from Fayetteville on Republican opposition to the PACT Act, which expands health care for veterans exposed to toxins and burn pits.
Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Helps North Carolina Families
| August 11, 2022
The Democratic-led government has passed a once-in-a-generation bill to lower healthcare costs, fight climate change, and increase taxes on big corporations.
In An Increasingly Divided America, Joe Biden Just Keeps Stacking Up Wins
| August 10, 2022
None of these wins are perfect. But it's safe to say there may be no time in U.S. history when a president accomplished more with less.
Facing a ‘Frightening Moment’ for Abortion Rights in NC, Supporters Say Go to the Polls This Fall
| August 8, 2022
'Republican leaders in the General Assembly are scheming to turn the clock back 50 years,' Rep. Deborah Ross said last week.
How Durham’s Darius Quarles Went From Fledgling Painter to a Leader in North Carolina’s Arts Scene
| August 5, 2022
Quarles battled racism, a pandemic, and a breakneck pace to become a major artist of color in a predominantly white North Carolina scene.
We Tried to Explain Thom Tillis’ Vote Against Veterans’ Health Care in the PACT Act. It Was Hard.
| August 5, 2022
In a state with more than 13,000 veterans that have been exposed to toxic burn pits, Tillis voted against a bill that he, theoretically, supports.