Two-thirds of all government funding for children comes from the state, leaving the state government with a hefty role when it comes to supporting youth and families.
The Trump administration cut $12.5 million from a program that helped public school children eat and supported local farmers.
“Duke has eliminated wind, reduced solar, and delayed nuclear while increasing our dependence on price-volatile natural gas and coal. Duke Energy is retreating from the state’s clean energy future that can continue to bring good jobs and lower costs to North Carolina.”
More than half of the nonprofits in western NC pivoted to disaster relief & recovery work. This funding will help support the operations and reconstruction projects of many organizations on the ground.
Across party lines, North Carolinians stand united against partisan gerrymandering and believe that district maps should be drawn neutrally, according to a newly conducted poll.
Furniture for America, a trade group led by the Home Furnishings Alliance in High Point, responded to the announcement in a detailed letter to the Trump administration. The letter explains the concerns of industry leaders that these tariffs would not only fail to strengthen the US furniture industry but actually damage it further.
Since last Wednesday, over 140,000 North Carolinians have not received paychecks. During previous shutdowns, Americans being forced to work without pay has led to a rise in worker absences, and some have left government service altogether.
Like millions of mixed-status families, I witnessed how my siblings faced the constant fear of family separation, even though they were born here and became U.S. citizens.
Una nueva ley en Carolina del Norte ha encendido alarmas entre defensores de derechos civiles y comunidades inmigrantes. El Proyecto de Ley de la Cámara 318, también conocida como la “Ley de Ejecución Criminal de Inmigrantes Ilegales”, entró en vigor esta semana y obliga a los alguaciles del estado a colaborar más estrechamente con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE).
La falta de liderazgo republicano ha dejado al gobierno funcionando con “mini-presupuestos”, medidas temporales que no solucionan los grandes problemas que enfrentan las familias de Carolina del Norte.