FAMILY - Cardinal & Pine

May 2025 19

4 low-cost vacation spots in North Carolina

By Tyler Francischine | THINGS TO DO, COMMUNITY, Tyler Francischine

There’s no need to break the bank on a vacation spent enjoying North Carolina's natural beauty, history, and culture.

Nov 2024 18

How to talk to a conspiracy theorist, in 6 steps

By Amie Rivers | MENTAL HEALTH, COMMUNITY, Amie Rivers

Here’s how you (yes, you!) can help stop your friends and family from going down extremist rabbit holes.

Aug 2024 17

Biden-Harris administration supports working families, child care programs in North Carolina

By Natasha Lee | HEALTHCARE, POLITICS, Natasha Lee

Vice President Kamala Harris announces lowered child care costs for working families in North Carolina, building on prior federal funding for child care programs and promising more.

Aug 2024 13

JD Vance says he wants to help families, but missed vote to expand child tax credit

By Isabel Soisson | NATIONAL POLITICS, POLITICS, Isabel Soisson

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance proposed more than doubling the federal child tax credit to $5,000 over the weekend, but recently missed the chance to vote for an expanded credit—an effort his fellow Senate Republicans blocked.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attends a campaign event in Glendale, Ariz., Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Aug 2024 7

New data shows just how little single moms make compared to other parents

By The 19th | LOCAL PEOPLE, COMMUNITY, The 19th

As many as 28 percent of single moms live in poverty. Here's what you need to know about the wage gap for single moms.

Stressful Black Mother Working On Laptop. Baby Boy Siting On A Baby Chair Crying. Isolated On Color Background.

Aug 2024 5

How new federal health laws fill the gaps in NC and support breastfeeding workers

By Jessica F. Simmons | HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY, Jessica F. Simmons

With North Carolina’s absence of state protections for pregnancy, people like Rose Stanley now have (new) federal laws to balance her college education, job, and parenthood. Read how these regulations are helping not just her—and where there’s room for growth.