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Opinion: My NC son has cerebral palsy. He’s waited 15 years for care from an underfunded Medicaid program.
Today, nearly 19,000 North Carolinians are on the waitlist for the Innovations Waiver, a Medicaid program in NC that helps fund care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The average wait time is 12 to 15 years.
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North Carolina Republicans introduce bill to ban nearly all abortions statewide
House Bill 804 would criminalize abortion from the moment of conception, with limited exceptions. If passed, this bill would be one of the most extreme measures the state has seen.
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Trump’s plan to abolish the Education Department could devastate NC schools and students
President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the elimination of the US Department of Education. If he’s successful in abolishing the agency, special education students and rural and lower income communities in North Carolina could lose crucial support.
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How to make sure your vote isn’t thrown out by Republicans in the Jefferson Griffin case
Republicans on the North Carolina Court of Appeals agreed last week to throw out 65,000+ voters in the 2024 NC Supreme Court election if their ballots aren’t “cured” within 15 business days — setting the stage for Republican Jefferson Griffin to make his 2024 loss into a win.
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The GOP-controlled NC Court of Appeals might have just made Jefferson Griffin the winner of a race he lost
Two Republican judges on the NC Court of Appeals just brought defeated state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin one step closer to overturning his loss.
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‘It’s about surviving the next 4 years’: LGBTQ+ and repro rights advocates share why the stakes are so high at Raleigh rally
At the Rainbow Repro Advocacy Day event, advocates for reproductive freedom and LGBTQ+ rights unified behind “middle ground” legislation.
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Opinion: It’s long past time to provide NC students the public schools they deserve
For the sixth year in a row, Rep. Julie von Haefen has introduced a bill to fully fund public schools as required by the state constitution. Republican leaders blocked those efforts, she writes.
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Opinion: My personal affordable housing crisis
Housing policy needs the General Assembly, and a federal government that works alongside local governments, to effectively address the housing crisis in their jurisdictions.
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‘Veterans are going to die’: Hundreds protest Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts in Raleigh
The cuts Elon Musk has sought would include VA counselors who answer calls for the veterans crisis hotline. Fewer counselors and longer wait times, one veteran at the rally said, means veterans would be left on their own when they need the most help.
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Opinion: Thousands painstakingly wait for disability services in NC. Will this be the year they’re seen?
Governor Josh Stein recently released his proposed state budget, and for thousands of North Carolina families caring for a loved one with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD), it represents a step forward.
