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HEALTH
VIDEO: Sex Ed in NC Schools
| January 20, 2024
Republican-backed legislation has caused tens of thousands of kids in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools to miss sex-education classes, health screenings, and lessons on consent, data reveals. The new law requires parents to give their OK before these classes can be offered. Cardinal and Pine’s Senior Editor Billy Ball tackled the issue in October. View this post […]
Insulin prices plunge for North Carolinians due to Biden’s American Rescue Plan
| January 3, 2024
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many North Carolinians who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
How $37 billion in federal funding is being used to improve at-home caregiving in NC
| December 21, 2023
HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | NORTH CAROLINA LEADERS | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS | RURAL ECONOMY | RURAL HEALTHCARE
North Carolina used American Rescue Plan dollars to fund wage increases for at-home caregivers and launch a fund to recruit and retain workers.
How to test your drinking water for PFAS and other bad things in NC
| December 14, 2023
Almost 50 water systems in NC have been found to have high levels of toxic PFAS. Here’s how to test if your water has them, or other toxins, in it.
Two years in, here’s what Biden’s infrastructure law has done for North Carolina
| November 15, 2023
In North Carolina, $8.4 billion in funding has been announced, with over 300 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Nearly $6 billion will go to transit upgrades, and another $469 million for clean water and water infrastructure.