OPINION: Don’t let the country be ruined
"Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming… so that the country may not be ruined."
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POLITICS
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Video: SNAP helps this grandpa feed his 5 grandchildren
Over his lifetime, Gregory Jones has witnessed first-hand the life-saving benefits of the federal SNAP program: as a child, as a college student, as an advocate for low income families, and now as a caregiver for his parents and his five grandchildren.
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Video: NC lawmakers have weeks to prevent Medicaid cuts
North Carolina could see Medicaid service cuts starting on Oct. 1, unless the state lawmakers in the General Assembly act to provide more funding.
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Video: When ‘affordable housing’ isn’t affordable for those who need it most
The North Carolina Housing Coalition says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could put thousands more NC residents at risk of losing their homes.
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2025
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A groundbreaking climate author sees hope in the Sun
In 1989, Bill McKibben wrote the first mainstream warning about climate change. Considered the preeminent climate change journalist in the country, McKibben has written often about the dangers ahead, but his new book heralds solar power as the light in the darkness...
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Video: Trump cuts threaten your phone’s weather alert system
The Trump administration has threatened to dismantle the federal departments that track major storms and help tell North Carolinians how to keep safe.
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North Carolina will cut Medicaid rates in October, putting care at risk
The General Assembly has still not agreed on a full budget and the "mini-budget" it passed last month fell $319 million short of what is needed to fund Medicaid. The state's health secretary told lawmakers that if they don't fill that gap, some services would have to be reduced.
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WATCH: 30 years after his first climate change warning, author sees hope in the sun
Bill McKibben's forthcoming book “Here Comes the Sun,” lays out the case for solar power, an industry set to boom in North Carolina until President Donald Trump’s policies cut funding and momentum.
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2025
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Video: Bernie Sanders speaks out about ‘hard times’ in Asheville visit
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on Sunday visited Asheville as part of his “Fight Oligarchy” tour, and spoke out against the powerful elite that have taken charge of the nation.
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The vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs, an AP-NORC poll finds
President Trump's tariffs and federal cuts to food banks and SNAP benefits threaten to increase food insecurity in a state where more than 1.6 million people, including 1 in 5 children, do not get enough to eat. NEW YORK (AP) — The vast majority of U.S. adults are...
