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VIDEO: Biden Wants to Guarentee Affordable Care for Children, Seniors, and the Disabled
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine) President Biden’s proposed budget would provide millions of families with affordable childcare, elder care, and support for people with disabilities, financed by tax increases on corporations and the wealthy.
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The question of Master’s pay for North Carolina teachers
Wake County Schools recently re-implemented the Master’s pay system that had been in place statewide in North Carolina until 2013.
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“I have no idea what we’re going to do”: Housing shortage leaves NC low-income renters stymied
There are just 40 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income households in North Carolina.
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What to know about Trump’s legal issues
The former president’s Manhattan hush money trial began on Monday. All in all, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee faces 91 charges across the four cases he’s been indicted in. He has pleaded not guilty to all of them.
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VIDEO: Senate Republicans Block Bill to Extend Child Tax Credit
Child poverty soared after a pandemic-era child tax credit policy lapsed. Senate Republicans just blocked an attempt to revive it.
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NC’s Congressional Democrats urge House to protect IVF
Any Republican serious about protecting IVF needs to put their votes where their mouth is, the Democrats wrote to House leadership.
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It’s official: Your boss has to give you time off to recover from childbirth or get an abortion
Employees across the US will now have access to unpaid time off to recover from childbirth or to access an abortion. Here’s what you need to know about the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act changes.
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VIDEO: NC Businesses Should Invest In Childcare, Workers Say
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine) During the pandemic, Congress passed legislation that helped childcare providers keep their centers open and pay their teachers more. That funding expires on June 30. If the North Carolina General Assembly doesn’t step in to replace that funding, many childcare…
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Trump says he’s pro-worker. His record says otherwise.
Trump’s policies made more than eight million workers ineligible for overtime pay, allowed for the outsourcing and offshoring of American jobs, made it harder for workers to join a union, and failed to protect American workers during the pandemic.
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Biden announces new action to address gun sale loopholes
The announcement clarifies expanded legal requirements for gun sale licensing and cracks down on so-called “gun show” loopholes that allow buyers to evade background checks.
