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Eastern NC gets federal funds for climate-resilient infrastructure
| April 19, 2024
The funding comes as the impacts of climate change continue to be felt more frequently, with North Carolina at particular risk of hurricanes, floods, and other extreme weather events.
VIDEO: Senate Republicans Block Bill to Extend Child Tax Credit
| April 17, 2024
Child poverty soared after a pandemic-era child tax credit policy lapsed. Senate Republicans just blocked an attempt to revive it.
Growing EV industry could boost opportunities in rural NC
| April 5, 2024
North Carolina has become a leader in the electric vehicle industry. With billions of dollars in investments from companies like Toyota and VinFast, the state is poised to see thousands of jobs created. In 2018, Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order that set a goal for North Carolina to have 80,000 registered electric […]
Higher insurance rates could crush NC homeowners
| March 22, 2024
North Carolina homeowners and renters could be hit with higher insurance rates later this year, and in the state’s coastal counties like Cartaret, New Hanover, and Brunswick, those rates could be astronomically higher. In January, the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) proposed an average insurance rate increase of 42.2% statewide, which was rejected by Commissioner […]
VIDEO: What Was the Most Important Part of the 2021 Child Tax Credit?
| March 22, 2024
WATCH: Charlotte’s Stacy Staggs says the government should work for its people! 💪🏻 We talked to Staggs about a new push to restore the pandemic-era child tax credit payments. The temporary reform proposed by President Biden cut childhood poverty in half during the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal lawmakers did not extend the tax credit, but there’s […]