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We Asked a Panel of Dads To Edit Our Father’s Day Gift Guide, and They Crossed Everything Out. Here’s What They Told Us To Recommend Instead.

For Father's Day 2023, we asked Dad to get candid about what makes a good gift. Here's a totally unique gift guide that's made up entirely of dad faves.

President Joe Biden speaks about his 2024 proposed budget at the Finishing Trades Institute, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Biden’s Budget Would Tax Billionaires, Corporations to Strengthen Medicare, Expand Child Care, and Help Families

Republicans immediately rejected Biden's plan, but have yet to release their own budget. They have made it clear, however, that they want to apply deep spending cuts to everything from health insurance to food assistance benefits.

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Experts Make the Urgent Case: ‘Child Care Is a Public Good’

Experts across the state — from parents and educators to business leaders and policymakers — agree that nothing less than North Carolina’s economic future is at stake without investment in early care and education.

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Two Laws Provide Greater Accommodations for Pregnant and Nursing Workers

New federal protections help create family-friendly workplaces, but more benefits are needed.

Aparna Shrivastava, right, takes a photo with her partner Shelby Teeter after President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act, Providing Federal Protections for Same-Sex and Interracial Marriages

The bill’s signing comes as Democrats and LGBTQ advocates have expressed growing fear over the possibility that the landmark 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges—which legalized gay marriage nationwide—could be overturned following the Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade earlier this year.

Big Pillow Brewing in downtown Hot Springs, N.C. is a perfect spot to enjoy a cold one with a pup. Big Pillow is one of 15 dog-friendly breweries  that made our guide. (Image via Big Pillow Brewing)
15 Dog-Friendly Breweries to Take Your Four-Legged Friend To in North Carolina

From the mountains to the coast, our picks for breweries that welcome your pup. Plus a trainer shares what skills every dog owner should know before heading to a brewery.

A NC bookstore owner curates her book selection by focusing on the joys of Black childhood. (Shutterstock)
Why Children’s Books Centering Black Children Are So Important

For Banned Books Week, a North Carolina bookstore owner on raising a generation of Black children that see themselves on the page.