State Politics
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VIDEO: ‘Asian Americans can determine the future of our state,’ lawmakers say
North Carolina’s Asian-American lawmakers, all of whom are Democrats, gathered last week to commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. NC Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, the first Asian American to serve in the General Assembly, said that Asian Americans are the fastest growing demographic both nationally and in North Carolina. “We are a small but…
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VIDEO: NC Dems introduce a ‘Children’s Bill of Rights’
North Carolina Republicans have starved public schools for over a decade, state Democrats said last week, creating a mess of widespread staff shortages and limited resources. Though Democrats have introduced more than 230 bills since 2011 to solve these problems, Rep. Julie von Haefen said in a news conference on Wednesday, Republicans blocked, buried, or…
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VIDEO: NC public school parent on why the voucher expansion makes her angry
WATCH: The Charlotte mother of a public school student on why the legislature’s private school voucher expansion makes her angry. 😡 Republicans in the General Assembly are expected to expand the state’s private school voucher program by $465 million in the coming weeks. S.Y. Mason-Watson told Cardinal & Pine the voucher program is diverting money…
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VIDEO: Josh Stein: we must build more housing, but also preserve farmland
On Monday afternoon, Attorney General @joshsteinnc, the Democratic nominee for governor, stopped by Sharp Farms in Wilson County, which has been in operation since 1928. Stein toured the farm with Pender Sharp, who serves as the Farm Manager, and discussed the farm operation, and what support they need to be successful. North Carolina is projected…
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IVF helped these two NC women have kids. Its future is uncertain.
“IVF allowed me to become a mother, one of the most special titles that I hold. It has given me opportunities and experiences that I did not think would be possible in the trenches of my infertility,” Beal said.
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VIDEO: Attorney General Josh Stein Cites Bipartisan Approach to Clearing Rape-Kit Backlog
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine) Five years ago, North Carolina had one the largest number of untested rape kits in the country. Now it has next to none. Through a bipartisan effort, the state cleared nearly 12,000 untested kits since 2019, Attorney General Josh Stein…
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch receives highest NC honor
Gov. Cooper honored NASA astronaut and North Carolina native Christina Koch at a recent event. Here’s what you need to know about Christina Koch.
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Cooper’s budget proposal calls for more education, childcare funding
As the North Carolina General Assembly went back into session on Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper unveiled a proposed budget adjustment that would boost funding for the state’s education and childcare systems and raise wages for state workers.
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Op-Ed: North Carolina Republicans are working overtime to restrict abortion even more. But we can stop them at the ballot box.
This legislation is so harmful and out of touch that it even applies to minors. Pregnant children will be forced to carry pregnancies to term in our state thanks to Republicans in Raleigh and Donald Trump, the man who empowers them. Those with fatal fetal diagnoses are subject to similar restrictions.
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‘Unfit to be our next governor’: NC basketball greats speak out against Mark Robinson’s run for governor
NC has a long history of greatness on the basketball court. Now college basketball players from UNC, NC State, and Duke are wading into politics.
