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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
| January 22, 2026
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Nearly 1 million in NC to see health premiums skyrocket in 2026
| December 23, 2025
ACA | ACA tax credits | Affordability | big beautiful bill | congress | CULTURE | Federal Cuts | Federal Harm | HEALTH | health insurance | HEALTHCARE | insurance | LIFESTYLE | local politics | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | NC POLITICS | North Carolina | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS | north carolina politics | politics | premiums
Health insurance costs are set to rise in 2026 for many North Carolinians, after Congress decided not to vote on extending Affordable Care Act insurance tax credits, which were cut in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and expire at the end of the year.
Report: Trash not a throw-away problem for NC, US
| December 22, 2025
Community | environment | Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center | extended producer responsibility | food waste | garbage | landfill | LIFESTYLE | local politics | national politics | North Carolina | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS | OUTDOORS | recycling | TECHNOLOGY | trash | waste
A new report looks through America's trash – and the results aren't pretty.
Report: Immigrants in NC, U.S. prop up Social Security, Medicare
| November 6, 2025
Cardinal and Pine Local Politics | CONSTRUCTION | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | HARDGATE | ICE | IMMIGRATION | JOBS | LABOR | local politics | Medicaid | medicare | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | North Carolina | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS | north carolina politics | politics | social security | THINGS TO DO
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.
Why health insurance is so expensive this year — and what you can do about it.
| November 5, 2025
ACA | ACA marketplace | Affordability | affordable care act | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | FAMILY | Federal Cuts | Federal Harm | HEALTH | health care | health insurance | Lead Story | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | obamacare | open enrollment | premiums
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.