Politics
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How the loss of Affordable Care Act tax credits is affecting North Carolina
Affordable Care Act tax credits that reduced premium costs for millions of Americans expired after inaction from Congress. Here’s what that means for you.
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These preventable diseases are huge fans of federal changes to vaccine policies
Recent changes to federal vaccine policies could cause a resurgence of some serious diseases, medical experts warn. Here’s a primer on why the diseases are so dangerous and how the vaccines are so effective.
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Introducing Bad Medicine, a weekly series investigating the state of health care in North Carolina
Cardinal & Pine taps its award-winning reporting to highlight the dangers federal policy changes pose to the state’s health care and what can be done about them.
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US House sends funding bill to Trump, setting up immigration enforcement debate
The vote followed a tumultuous couple of weeks on Capitol Hill, with Democrats demanding additional restraints on immigration enforcement by ICE.
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What is nationalized voting? What to know about Trump’s statement
This week, President Trump called for Republicans to pursue nationalized voting. Here’s what that means and why it matters.
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What a bomb cyclone is—and why North Carolina keeps seeing extreme weather
A bomb cyclone just days after Winter Storm Fern is raising fresh questions about how climate change is reshaping winter weather in North Carolina.
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Students, advocates condemn delays in NC’s Leandro case
Education advocates, parents and teachers braved the cold Thursday as they urged the North Carolina Supreme Court to enforce its Leandro ruling and release about $1.7 billion for public schools, saying delays are hurting students statewide.
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Opinion: It’s time to consider who pays for climate damage in North Carolina
North Carolina is already paying for climate change, a state lawmaker says. It’s time to make fossil fuel companies pay their share.
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Trump tariffs could cause ‘real harm’ to NC farms, new study shows
The study by the conservative John Locke Foundation shows how Trump’s tariffs could start a widespread trade war that devastates farms and the rural communities that depend on them.
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NC Dems condemn fatal shooting by Border Patrol, while Republicans stay mostly silent
Amid the growing outcry over the shooting of Alex Pretti, Republican Thom Tillis called for a bipartisan investigation, but most other North Carolina Republicans seemed to ignore it.
