Politics
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Biden bets big on NC with visits and new campaign offices
March saw multiple visits to the state from senior administration officials, including President Biden and Vice President Harris. There’s still seven months to go until the presidential election, but President Joe Biden’s campaign is kicking into a higher gear in North Carolina, where the president and his campaign held several events in March. Biden…
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Growing EV industry could boost opportunities in rural NC
North Carolina has become a leader in the electric vehicle industry. With billions of dollars in investments from companies like Toyota and VinFast, the state is poised to see thousands of jobs created. In 2018, Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order that set a goal for North Carolina to have 80,000 registered electric…
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VIDEO: US. Rep. Deborah Ross touts new funding for childcare in NC, but says more is needed
@cardinalandpine The new spending bill passed by Congress last month includes $1 billion to address the childcare crisis across the country. That’s the good news. The bad news? It’s like throwing a single bucket of water at a raging wildfire. Once federal pandemic-related funding expires in June, the very real problem is going to get…
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Biden administration announces $20 billion in clean energy grants
The EPA says grant recipients, whose work promises to promote clean energy developments in underserved communities, could collectively reduce carbon emissions by 40 million metric tons over the next seven years.
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Far-right groups push to limit IVF access
Groups like the Heritage Foundation are trying to take a “back-door” approach to restricting access to IVF by pushing for strict regulations that chip away at the ability of providers and patients to complete treatment.
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VIDEO: President Biden signs Executive Orders focused on women’s health
@cardinalandpine WATCH: Cardinal & Pine correspondent @publicedtay explains what you need to know about President Biden’s recent executive order, which is the largest ever focused on women’s health. 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏾♀️ In addition to expanding and boosting research on women’s health, Biden’s order included ore than 20 new actions and commitments by a wide range of federal…
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How Florida’s 6-week abortion ban will complicate access in North Carolina
The influx of Florida women traveling to North Carolina to seek care will further strain a state that is one of the only sources of safe abortion care in the South.
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VIDEO: Doctors consider leaving NC because of anti-abortion laws
@cardinalandpine The fallout from North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban continues to be felt nearly a year later. Rep. @juliefornc of Wake County told Cardinal & Pine she has spoken with a doctor who is having second thoughts about staying in North Carolina when their two-year fellowship ends because of the state’s abortion restrictions. “We’re losing…
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A second Trump term could lead to abortion and IVF bans
The former president has suggested he might support a 15-week nationwide abortion ban, cozied up to members of the anti-IVF movement, and is aligned with groups who want to further restrict reproductive freedom.
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VIDEO: Biden-Harris Administration has expanded access to postpartum healthcare
@cardinalandpine Since taking office, the Biden-Harris administration has made fighting the maternal mortality crisis a priority. “In the 21st Century, in the United States of America, it should not be the case that women here die in connection with childbirth at a higher rate than women in any other wealthy nation in the world,” Vice…
