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Harris announces new actions to alleviate medical debt in North Carolina

October 2, 2024

These actions include issuing advisories to prevent debt collectors from targeting families with illegal medical debt collection tactics and cracking down on certain collectors. The new efforts could have a major impact in North Carolina, where as many as three million people are affected by medical debt.

Harris announces new actions to alleviate medical debt in North Carolina

The future of education in NC could be decided by the state Supreme Court

August 8, 2024

If the past is any precedent, Justice Allison Riggs or Judge Jefferson Griffin will likely have a say over future decisions about the state’s public education system.

The future of education in NC could be decided by the state Supreme Court

They cast doubt on the 2020 election results. Now they’re on your 2024 ballot.

October 10, 2024

Since the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump has repeatedly lied that the election was stolen and cast doubt on the outcome. Here are some prominent North Carolinians who echoed that lie.

They cast doubt on the 2020 election results. Now they’re on your 2024 ballot.

‘It’s like something out of the Bible’: Emergency response operations continue in western NC after Helene

October 3, 2024

Western North Carolina remains in crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, with ongoing recovery operations underway. Dozens of deaths have been confirmed, and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for.

‘It’s like something out of the Bible’: Emergency response operations continue in western NC after Helene

Republican NC Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin uses anti-abortion rhetoric

November 19, 2023

Judge Jefferson Griffin and another judge ruled that a mother could lose parental rights because she committed a crime while pregnant.

Republican NC Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin uses anti-abortion rhetoric

Op-Ed: Mark Robinson Says Trans People Should ‘Find a Corner Outside’ If They Want to Use the Bathroom – or Get Arrested

February 21, 2024

Judging by his recent campaign stops, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been feeling nostalgic lately – nostalgic for a time in North Carolina’s recent past when NC Republican leaders told transgender people which bathroom they could use in public spaces. According to WUNC and YouTube videos of these events, Robinson is yearning for the days of House Bill 2, also known…

Op-Ed: Mark Robinson Says Trans People Should ‘Find a Corner Outside’ If They Want to Use the Bathroom – or Get Arrested

Two Days After Another School Shooting, NC Lawmakers Make It Easier To Buy A Handgun

March 29, 2023

Republican legislators overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on a bill that experts say would make it easier for someone with a history of violence or domestic abuse to buy a handgun.

Two Days After Another School Shooting, NC Lawmakers Make It Easier To Buy A Handgun

Judges temporarily block NC Republican law that would cause election gridlock

December 5, 2023

The law, SB 749, would overhaul the state’s elections boards and strip the governor’s power to appoint members.

Judges temporarily block NC Republican law that would cause election gridlock

Why no one should sleep on the 2024 race for NC secretary of state

May 29, 2024

Elaine Marshall, one of the state’s longest-serving elected officials, is facing a Republican who’s promoting his campaign with a gun raffle and by talking a lot about abortion—though the NC secretary of state has no power over that.

Why no one should sleep on the 2024 race for NC secretary of state

Research suggests medical debt is made worse by hospital consolidation

October 25, 2024

Research from the Urban Institute and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project found that hospital market concentration, as well as private equity’s expanding role in billing, tracking, and collecting payments for health care, is exacerbating the country’s medical debt problem.

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