Politics
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VIDEO: Political Violence is Unacceptable
Three years after the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Joe Biden shared his thoughts on the effort to minimize the events of that day — and on the growing threat posed by political violence in the United States. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal &…
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Biden vows to ‘restore’ nationwide abortion rights in second term
During Tuesday’s event, the president and vice president highlighted several new measures the administration is taking to strengthen reproductive health care access, criticized extreme abortion bans, and highlighted the stakes of the 2024 election for reproductive rights.
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VIDEO: Rev. Heather Rodrigues: NC Abortion Law “Mandates Suffering”
On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a NC minister explains why Republican lawmakers’ abortion ban has made life more dangerous for women. The Rev. Heather Rodrigues of Duke Memorial in Durham was one of numerous faith leaders who spoke out Monday in Raleigh. Lawmakers’ 12-week abortion ban, which was part of 2023’s Senate…
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VIDEO: The Success of Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina
Medicaid expansion was launched on Dec. 1st and it’s already having a big impact on North Carolina, the state’s top health official told us. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kody Kinsley told Cardinal & Pine that his office automatically enrolled 273,000 North Carolinians into comprehensive health coverage. Kinsley says the success of enrollment gives…
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Op-ed: School Boards Matter More Than Ever
Access to high quality public education is a cornerstone of our democracy. Unfortunately, North Carolina politicians are attacking public education by gutting funding for schools and sowing distrust in teachers and administrators. This two-pronged assault on public schools robs children of the strong foundational learning they deserve. Statewide funding decisions deeply impact local schools since the biggest slice of…
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VIDEO: Don’t Sleep on What Happened in Texas
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that Texas doctors don’t have to provide emergency abortions. Wondering if that can happen in NC? Our correspondent Bonnie Fuller breaks down how reproductive rights could get even more dicey because of the precedent set in Texas by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals. View this…
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North Carolina’s history of abortion restrictions—and what comes next
On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, here’s a look at all the times North Carolina’s lawmakers tried to disrupt abortion care.
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VIDEO: Former Trump Aid: ‘Second Trump Term Could Mean the End of American Democracy
With Donald Trump on the verge of locking down the Republican nomination, his own former staffers are speaking out against the threat he poses to American democracy. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine)
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VIDEO: Leo Williams: Here’s A Big Success Story From Eastern NC
WATCH: We don’t always hear success stories out of eastern NC, but here’s a big one. We went inside Durham Mayor Leo Williams’ rise, from Halifax County “country-boy” to leader of one of NC’s fastest-growing cities. For the full story, here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine…
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Biden visits Raleigh, announces $82 million for high-speed internet in NC
President Joe Biden on Thursday visited Raleigh to announce an $82 million dollar investment in high-speed internet, which will help expand the critical technology to an additional 16,000 households in North Carolina through funding provided by the American Rescue Plan. This latest investment in high speed internet brings the administration’s total funding for high speed…
