The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling this month allowing a six-week abortion ban to go into effect starting May 1. The extremely restrictive law – which bans abortion at...
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The days leading up to the Great American Solar Eclipse 2024 saw many people making plans to witness history that doesn’t happen that often. Some people went as far as taking vacations from work and traveling to cities that have the best view of the solar eclipse.
North Carolina is poised for a major economic boost thanks to a surge in clean energy investments, according to a new analysis by E2, a nonpartisan group of environmental business leaders. The report examines nine clean energy projects announced in the state since the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August 2022.
In North Carolina, investment in public schools has declined dramatically over the last decade. Some of the deepest cuts made by the Republican-led General Assembly have resulted in worsening school facility conditions, lackluster teacher pay, and an ever-increasing staff turnover rate.
The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling this month allowing a six-week abortion ban to go into effect starting May 1. The extremely restrictive law – which bans abortion at a stage when many women do not even know they are pregnant – will have a wide-ranging impact not just on Florida, but the entire South.
State health officials briefed a legislative oversight committee on Tuesday, highlighting the urgent need for increased funding to address critical staffing and financial deficits confronting childcare and mental health facilities in North Carolina.
North Carolina’s governor race is becoming the most watched in the country. A recent poll from Quinnipiac University shows Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, at 52% among registered voters and Republican Mark Robinson, who serves as lieutenant governor, behind with 44%.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) estimates that capping fees at $8 will save American households over $10 billion annually by slashing fees from an average of $32.
The Raleigh-based right-wing think tank John Locke Foundation recently released a short film about the 1898 Wilmington massacre that focuses on a “fast-paced love story” between a white couple, and not on the mass murder of the city’s Black residents
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a $1.4 million grant to overhaul the Scuppernong River Boardwalk at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
President Joe Biden made a stop in North Carolina last week, where he unveiled investments towards expanding high-speed internet access to an additional 16,000 households and businesses.
Over the past three years, ECU medical students have provided free physicals for hundreds of school children. It’s an extension of a public school telehealth program that converted a university bus to a mobile clinic in 2020.
Mark Robinson has called women “whores,” argued that women shouldn’t be leaders, joked about domestic violence, and defended the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby.
Replenishing the sand, a common practice, is proving difficult. Nearby sources are running low, forcing them to look further – a staggering 18 miles offshore.
Earlier this month, a handful of individuals connected to the Town of Matthews’ Board of Commissioners Zoom meeting to share public comments. However, the individuals took turns sharing hate speech targeted toward the LGBTQ+ community and the Jewish community.