North Carolina’s favorite hockey team is looking to bring home their second championship, which is looking like a real possibility given the Canes’ recent hot streak. The Canes have been...
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North Carolina’s favorite hockey team is looking to bring home their second championship, which is looking like a real possibility given the Canes’ recent hot streak. The Canes have been...
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Stacy Staggs’ twin daughters, Emma and Sara, were born 12 years ago at just 27 weeks and 4 days. Since that day, Emma has required virtually around-the-clock care to survive, and without a Medicaid waiver program, there’s no way the family could pay for her care.
La resolución impulsada por el concejal Eduardo Herrera-Picasso fue aprobada con una votación de 4-2 y reafirma el compromiso de proteger a todos los residentes contra registros y detenciones irrazonables, además de oponerse a acciones ilegales por parte de ICE.
More than 200,000 North Carolinians have lost Affordable Care Act coverage this year, the largest enrollment decline in the country. Rising premiums and the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies have made health insurance unaffordable for many families who previously relied on marketplace plans.
North Carolina’s favorite hockey team is looking to bring home their second championship, which is looking like a real possibility given the Canes’ recent hot streak. The Canes have been so dominant that they became the first team in NHL history to reach the Stanley Cup Final with only one loss (12-1) in the first three rounds of the playoffs.
SB 1084 would cut the early voting period by an entire week, limiting North Carolinians to seven fewer days to express their constitutional right to vote. Under current law, early voting runs from the third Thursday before election day. The bill, if passed, would move the start of early voting to the second Thursday for all elections.
“People want to live and work here, but we simply do not have enough homes to meet that growing demand,” Stein said. “Housing is the single biggest expense that most families face, so if somebody’s rent or mortgage takes up too much of their monthly paycheck, that means that they have that much less to spend on other essentials.”
On June 3rd, Durham County residents, elected officials, and advocates will come together to rally against the harmful rate hike request and host a drag show before the rate hike public hearing at the Durham County Courthouse.
“Our students need funding in our public schools. We see the lack of a state budget impacting our educators, because they are having to make real decisions about if they are going to remain in the profession,” said North Carolina Association of Educators President Tamika Walker Kelly.
“For the first time since 2008, I had insurance,” Weaver said. “It has made my life completely different. It’s been a gift.”
To see the real impacts of Trump’s tariffs on hardworking Americans, journalist Alyssa Burr spoke with two small business owners in Asheville and Raleigh.
Key measures of Stein’s budget include raising starting teacher pay to the highest in the Southeast, providing meaningful tax relief to working families, and investing in public safety, education, child care, workforce development, and health care.
There is an affordability crisis in North Carolina, and Duke Energy is making it worse. North Carolinians should not have to choose between putting food on the table and paying their high utility bill due to rate hikes.
Mientras el proyecto avanza hacia su votación final, el debate continúa centrado en una pregunta clave: si es posible proteger el acceso a la salud sin comprometer la seguridad y estabilidad de las familias inmigrantes en Carolina del Norte.
“Reliable high-speed internet opens doors of opportunity, helps businesses grow, connects people with health care, and strengthens our economy,” said Stein. “These new projects will move us ever closer to connecting every household and community in the state with broadband.”