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Government Helps/Hurts Meet Your New North Carolina Lawmakers: Q&A With State Rep. Maria Cervania

Democrat Maria Cervania was elected to the North Carolina state House in November and is one of the first two Asian-American women ever elected to the state legislature.

Leah Sherrell Leah Sherrell January 30, 2023 3:27 pm EST
Coronavirus Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., watch fireworks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Coronavirus Biden Speaks with Rev. Barber: ‘Everyone’s Entitled to Be Treated with Dignity and Respect’

With Trump absent, Joe Biden tells the NC civil rights leader that he'll tackle the coronavirus, address economic and racial injustice.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska September 15, 2020 10:38 am EDT
Coronavirus Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks in a US Senate committee in June on Capitol Hill in Washington. The vice presidential candidate spoke in a virtual stop Friday for North Carolina. (Alexander Drago/Pool via AP)
Coronavirus Kamala Harris Touts Biden’s Plans for Caregivers, Seniors and Pre-K in North Carolina

In virtual meet with NC leaders, Kamala Harris says Joe Biden's economic plan would boost childcare and aid struggling parents who can't afford it.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle July 24, 2020 9:49 am EDT
Coronavirus Coronavirus has closed more than a quarter of NC's childcare centers, but the economy can't recover without them. (Image via Shutterstock)
Coronavirus Coronavirus Has Closed a Quarter of NC Childcare Centers. But the Economy Can’t Recover Without Them.

With 20% of children in childcare ‘deserts' in North Carolina during the coronavirus, experts say we have to rethink funding for early childhood education.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska July 7, 2020 4:18 pm EDT

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