Back in her home country of Honduras, Allison Bustillo reflects on being separated from her family, the experience of migrant families in the US, and what North Carolina and America mean to her.
As President Donald Trump makes good on campaign promises to deport immigrants living in North Carolina and across the U.S. without proper documentation, a new report spotlighted the economic risks to Social Security and other programs relying on payroll tax revenues.
This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
Two federal judges have ruled that President Trump must fund SNAP benefits through the shutdown, but these important food benefits have already been disrupted.
Nationwide, contract disputes are common, with more than 650 hospitals having public spats with an insurer since 2021. They could become even more common as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending prescribed by President Donald Trump’s signature legislation signed into law in July.
With federal immigration operations increasing in North Carolina this year, limited information has been shared about Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees who are pregnant and a nonprofit group helping women in crisis is working to change it.
Kids, seniors, and veterans are among those who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to eat. The Trump administration has warned it will discontinue the program’s payments in November.
In Fayetteville, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson calls on FEMA to honor their promise to build a badly needed bridge. Jackson's office has filed a lawsuit against the federal agency over FEMA's cancellation of $200 million in funds.
Heeding orders from President Trump, NC Republicans moved US Rep. Don Davis out of his district, leaving him with virtually no chance of winning re-election.
Despite public opposition, NC Republicans vote to gerrymander the state's Congressional map—minimizing the power of Black voters in eastern NC almost certainly ousting eastern NC Democrat Don Davis.
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