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NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Beyond birth: The missing postpartum care putting North Carolina mothers at risk
| March 19, 2025
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | Lead Story | NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY | RURAL HEALTHCARE | WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS | women's health
While North Carolina has expanded Medicaid for postpartum care, gaps in maternal support persist. Entrepreneurs and lawmakers are stepping in to provide critical resources for new mothers who lack essential postpartum support.
‘You have cancer’: New Bern native hopes a local lawmaker’s plan will help more men survive ‘the Big C’
| March 11, 2025
Affordability | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | Lead Story | NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY | NC HOUSE | NC LAW | NC POLITICS | New Bern | RURAL HEALTHCARE
Rep. Rodney D. Pierce, a Democrat representing Halifax, Northampton, and Warren counties, has an idea for a statewide screening program to help men detect prostate cancer before it’s too late.
Looking for affordable housing in rural NC? One lawmaker has an idea that could help.
| February 28, 2025
If you live in a small town (or want to) and are struggling to find housing, a new proposal could help—by changing how rural NC housing developments get funded.
NC House Republicans override Cooper’s veto of bill that takes power from newly-elected Democrats
| December 11, 2024
The NC Senate passed the override earlier this month and so now the bill will become law. But it is likely to face legal challenges next year.
OPINION: NC has a big infrastructure problem, but lawmakers are more focused on scaring immigrants and private school vouchers
| November 20, 2024
Some NC communities are battling underfunded, crumbling schools and lead-contaminated water, but Republican leadership in the NC General Assembly is focused on all the wrong things.