‘I fear every day that somebody is going to say, You don’t have these services anymore,’ said Meredith Vaughn. Meredith Vaughn’s daughter, Vivian, or “Vivi,” as her friends call her,...
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‘I fear every day that somebody is going to say, You don’t have these services anymore,’ said Meredith Vaughn. Meredith Vaughn’s daughter, Vivian, or “Vivi,” as her friends call her,...
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Aunque la administración insiste en que los cambios son limitados, organizaciones de defensa de los inmigrantes continúan monitoreando la situación y evaluando posibles desafíos legales ante una medida que, según críticos, podría ralentizar aún más los procesos de inmigración legal en Estados Unidos.
Questions about Whatley’s ties to the utility company go beyond his investments. Recent reporting found that he spent more than a decade lobbying for utility companies, including Duke Energy, and arguing in favor of rate increases.
“The first round of tariffs already cost North Carolina $3.5 billion, and the latest round was on track to cost families up to $1,300 this year,” said Jackson. “That’s a lot of money. Throwing out these tariffs keeps that money in people’s pockets for food, gas, rent, and medicine.”
‘I fear every day that somebody is going to say, You don’t have these services anymore,’ said Meredith Vaughn. Meredith Vaughn’s daughter, Vivian, or “Vivi,” as her friends call her, is 12 years old. She is a voracious reader and loves the musicals “Wicked” and “Hamilton.”
El gobernador de Carolina del Norte, Josh Stein, criticó una propuesta de enmienda constitucional que reduciría el límite máximo del impuesto estatal sobre la renta al 3.5%, calificándola como una “trampa” y un “juego cínico” que trasladaría la carga de financiar los servicios públicos a las familias trabajadoras.
“We’re extremely disappointed, although not surprised,” said Terry Bravas, a Lake Norman-area resident. “This decision is a complete abdication of the utility commission’s responsibility and, in my judgment, a demonstration of a lack of integrity by the commissioners and the public staff.”
“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.”
Ante la falta de personal, el gobierno federal decidió enviar agentes de ICE a al menos 14 aeropuertos del país para apoyar las operaciones de seguridad en los aeropuertos. Se ha visto a estos agentes en terminales y puntos de control, ayudando con tareas como monitorear salidas o coordinar el flujo de pasajeros.
Despite repeated pleas from North Carolina Governor Josh Stein to pass a much-needed budget, Republican leaders House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate leader Phil Berger have been in a standoff over budget proposals, leaving state agencies, state workers, teachers, students, and residents facing rising costs.
Since North Carolina’s maps are already severely gerrymandered in favor of Republicans, it’s looking unlikely that they will redraw the maps again. North Carolina has also already held its primary election, essentially sealing in the state’s current maps through 2026. If anything, the Callais decision just provided further legal cover for the already extreme gerrymandering that had taken place just 6 months prior.
A Black mayor in Western North Carolina reflects on a conversation with his grandmother, who fought for civil rights and the Voting Rights Act 50 years ago. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision last week, that fight continues.
Republicans often equate the raw cost of Medicaid with waste and abuse, a dangerous oversimplification for families whose healthcare needs are both genuine and extremely expensive.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley has spent much of the past year supporting policies that benefited major pharmaceutical and oil companies. At the same time, North Carolina families faced rising costs for prescriptions, gas, and everyday essentials.
Dominion Energy, the electric service provider for nearly 130,000 customers in northeastern North Carolina, has filed a proposal with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) that could raise monthly bills for residential customers by an average of $17.