Stories tagged: "economic inequality"

Democratic Rep. Alma Adams, who represents Charlotte, above, and Republican Rep. David Rouzer, who represents Wilmington and other cities, helped expand North Carolina's ability to address the affordable housing crisis. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Housing How a Rare Bit of Bipartisanship Secured Millions for Affordable Housing in NC

A bill introduced by Rep. Alma Adams, Democrat, and Rep. David Rouzer, prompted US officials to remove restrictions on federal economic relief aid. Hundreds of thousands in NC could benefit.

Michael McElroy July 29, 2022 4:30 pm EDT

Healthcare

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., right, discuss proposed legislation last year that would expand Medicaid access at the federal level. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Healthcare 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.

Michael McElroy June 29, 2022 2:32 pm EDT

Coronavirus

ICU nurse Melinda Hunt, facing, hugs the sister of a COVID-19 patient who she had been caring for after the patient died in 2021 in Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Coronavirus People in Poorer Counties Are Twice as Likely to Die of COVID, Report Finds

The report, its researchers say, is the first to study the link between poverty and pandemic death rates.

Michael McElroy April 5, 2022 5:21 pm EDT

Commentary

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., after delivering his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

Commentary The Battles At Home and Abroad: 5 Takeaways from Biden’s First State of the Union

The nation faces the most tumultuous times since World War II. Here’s what the president had to say about meeting the challenge.

Billy Ball March 2, 2022 4:33 pm EST

Economy

A bill in the state legislature would eliminate a sales tax on menstrual products that many say discriminates against women.

Economy North Carolina Women are Taxed $8 Million a Year for Tampons. New Legislation Could End That.

North Carolina is one of 30 states that tax menstrual products but there's a push to repeal this "pink tax" that women largely pay for these essential items.