
Hour by Hour: How Trump’s Tariffs Affect Prices, Daily Life in North Carolina
Hour by hour, here’s how a typical family’s day in North Carolina involves imported goods:
Hour by hour, here’s how a typical family’s day in North Carolina involves imported goods:
Senator Thom Tillis was among 20 Senate Republicans who voted against bipartisan legislation to expand Social Security benefits for over 2 million Americans, including teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers. The bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act, passed the Senate in December 2024 in a 76-20 vote and was signed into law by President Biden on January 5, 2025.
North Carolinians and medical professionals from Asheville to Fayetteville and Raleigh have expressed grave concerns over the impending cuts as Republicans are looking to roll back the government’s share of Medicaid expansion in their latest budget.
Chants echoed throughout communities in North Carolina and across the United States as thousands of Americans spoke out against federal cuts, Constitutional concerns, and human rights violations.
La Corte Suprema de EE. UU. decidió 9-0 que la administración Trump debe facilitar el regreso de Kilmar Abrego García, un hombre de Maryland deportado erróneamente a El Salvador, donde fue enviado a una prisión conocida por presencia de pandillas.
NC lawmakers filed almost 2,000 bills for this session, laying out their priorities for the year, ranging from education to public safety and voting changes. Here’s a look at a few of the bills that made it in on the final day of filing.
The press conference featured current and future health care professionals as well as community activists who have experience working with Medicaid, a program that provides affordable health care to over 2.6 million working-class, elderly, and disabled North Carolinians.
The 18 senators who signed the letter warned that without swift intervention, the tariffs could cause lasting harm to North Carolina’s economy.
“I am standing here today as your Supreme Court justice, but also as a daughter, a sister, and a proud North Carolinian who is committed to standing up for our service members and their families, just like they stand up for us,” Justice Riggs told supporters last Monday.
“Changing the rules after the election to throw out the votes of tens of thousands of North Carolinians who followed all of the rules is a travesty. Jefferson Griffin’s neverending legal assault is undermining people’s faith in elections and the courts. He lost and should concede.” Gov. Josh Stein wrote on X, formerly Twitter.