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North Carolina Finally Approves Medicaid Expansion
For more than a decade, Republicans blocked a federally-funded expansion of healthcare to a half-million North Carolinians. On Thursday, they finally budged.
It’s Women’s History Month! Here Are Milestones for Women from the Year You Were Born.
From American women winning the right to vote to the #MeToo movement, Stacker draws on a number of historical and archival sources to explore the past 100 years of women’s history in the U.S. and around the world.
Meet Your North Carolina Lawmakers: State Sen. Rachel Hunt of Mecklenburg County
Democrat Rachel Hunt was elected to represent southern Charlotte in the state Senate in November. She is a lawyer who previously served two terms in the state House. She is also an advocate for public education and the environment.
It’s Black History Month and NC Republicans Introduced a Bill to Limit Teaching of Black History
Rep. John Torbett introduced a bill last week that would make North Carolina the 19th state to ban and/or restrict how teachers can discuss racism and sexism.
Meet Your New North Carolina Lawmakers: State Rep. Ya Liu of Cary
Democrat Ya Liu was elected to the state House in November, making her one of the first two Asian American women ever elected to the state legislature.
5 Surprising Facts about North Carolina Clogging and Where to Find it
Clogging has been a part of NC mountain culture for hundreds of years. Viral videos, such as Zeb Ross the Clogger, have reintroduced clogging into the mainstream.
Republicans Want to Create a Government-Run, Anti-Abortion Website and Collect Pregnant Women’s Personal Information
Republicans have introduced a bill that would create a federal anti-abortion website that provides misleading information about abortion, directs women to health “centers” that pressure them not to have abortions, and could even collect their personal information to share with anti-abortion groups.
10 Accomplishments of the First Two Years of the Biden-Harris Administration
Over the past two years, the Biden-Harris administration and the Democratic-run House and Senate acted to lower healthcare and drug costs; fight climate change and reduce energy costs; invest in mental health care; and invest in American manufacturing and infrastructure.
Lawmakers Are Back in Raleigh With Health Care Policy Wish Lists for the Coming Year
As the new legislative session begins, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expect healthy debate about Medicaid expansion, mental health care, abortion and other issues.
2022 Was A Busy Year for the Federal Government. Here Are 10 Things Passed By Federal Lawmakers.
Under Democratic control, the federal government acted to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs; fight climate change and lower energy costs; invest in gun safety and mental healthcare; and implement a generational investment in American industry, manufacturing, and infrastructure.
Feeling Generous This Holiday Season? Our Picks for Worthy Do-Gooders to Donate To In North Carolina
It’s been a perilous year for voting rights and women’s health, among other things. Here’s who is helping if you want to contribute.
The Far Right’s Culture War Is Hitting Home in North Carolina School Board Races
There are candidates who want to to something about real school issues like school bus shortages and school funding. You just have to sort through the fringe far right candidates to find them.
6 Times Republicans Suggested—or Outright Said—they Want to Cut Social Security and Medicare
Top Republicans have made clear they plan to hold the global economy hostage to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Don’t believe us? Here are six separate times they’ve suggested—or outright said—they want to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
No, Cheri Beasley Does Not Want to Raise Taxes on the Middle Class
An ad by conservative backers of Ted Budd misrepresents Beasley’s position and gives a misleading take on the Inflation Reduction Act.
What Will Friday’s Budd-Beasley Debate Show? Two Very Different Candidates.
From abortion to climate change, Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd offer very different positions on issues that will have huge effects on North Carolinians’ day-to-day lives.
Ted Budd Says He’s An Ally to Farmers. His Record Is More Complicated.
Budd has made several votes against farmers’ interests, and the Budd family was involved with AgriBioTech, a now-bankrupt company that cost farmers across 39 states millions and left a tax debt, including in N.C.
North Carolina Teachers Often Spend More Than $500 on Classroom Supplies. Here’s How to Help.
With 1.4 million kids returning to the state’s public schools this week and next, the need is great.
Ghosts, Gnomes, and Carnivorous Plants: 8 Spots To Get Weird in Wilmington
North Carolina’s eccentric port city is a destination, and not just because lots of TV shows were filmed there.
Because of Federal Grants, 23 North Carolina Counties Are Finally Going to Get Broadband Internet
A lack of internet access is a huge problem in rural communities, and the grants, funded by the American Rescue Plan, are a part of an effort to close the “digital gap” in North Carolina.
Utility Bills Soaring, NC? Here’s How to Get Help
There are federal programs available for North Carolinians behind on their utility bills. Making your home more energy efficient is another way to save money.
NC Republicans Seem to Have Changed Their Tune on Medicaid Expansion. So What’s Different?
The politics might be different, but it has long been known that expanding Medicaid would significantly improve the lives of more than 600,000 low-income North Carolinians.
Rare Bird Bingo: Our Guide to Finding 7 Elusive (But Beautiful) North Carolina Avians
From Crayola-colored buntings to a bird that looks like a flame in flight, we’ll tell you where to find some of our favorite feathered friends.
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Here’s what was said at the first Jan. 6 Committee hearing
On June 9, 2022, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol held the first in a series of public hearings.
‘We Have to Feed Their Minds’: Why NC School Officials Don’t Want to See a COVID Relief Program End
Schools participating in the federal school lunch program provided meals at no cost for the last year. That will end in June.
Those Shortcakes Look Lonely: Where to Pick Your Own NC Strawberries
Few things taste better than a North Carolina-grown strawberry. Here’s where to get your fix this year.
COVID’s Collateral Damage: The Pandemic Has Cost Us More Than We Know
The COVID-19 crisis has also sent anxiety and depression rates soaring nationwide, increased deaths from opioids and alcoholism, and scarred a generation of children.
Fannie Lou Hamer And Ella Baker Didn’t Take a Seat at the Table, They Flipped It
In 1964, Ella Baker and Fannie Lou Hamer changed the landscape of US politics with a Black-led party, opening the door of democracy wider for all.
How the ‘MLK of Jones Lake’ Made This NC Park an Island of Equality
Jones Lake State Park, North Carolina’s first to admit Black visitors, was a place guests could breathe freely, thanks to its first Black park superintendent.
Why It Might Get Even Harder to Access Abortions in NC
Black and poor women at greater risk if the US Supreme Court restricts reproductive rights.