When the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed Congress, Marilyn Maddocks felt a mix of dread and disbelief. The 68-year-old Boone resident, who relies on food assistance to help make ends meet, told the News & Observer that this law is “the cruelest thing I’ve ever seen America do.”
Nearly one million North Carolinians who rely on ACA health plans are bracing for a costly one-two punch next year: major premium hikes and the loss of federal subsidies that have kept coverage affordable, according to WRAL.
Amid the back-to-school season, North Carolina teachers are facing significant financial challenges, ranking second in the nation for out-of-pocket spending on classroom essentials. The North Carolina Association of Educators notes that the out-of-pocket spending level is a 22% increase from last year’s average of $1,338.
The tour will kick off on Tuesday, August 19th, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Galilee Ministries in Charlotte, where dozens of community leaders, concerned North Carolinians, and local advocates are invited to share their concerns around Trump’s costly budget bill.
La administración de Trump aconsejó a los beneficiarios de la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) que se auto-deporten y advirtió que no están automáticamente protegidos contra la deportación. Trump prometió llevar a cabo el mayor esfuerzo de deportación masiva en la historia de EE. UU. durante su campaña, y rápidamente tomó medidas para aumentar la aplicación de las leyes migratorias tras su regreso a la Casa Blanca. Sin embargo, ha enviado señales contradictorias sobre DACA.
Aproximadamente la mitad de los estadounidenses afirma que el costo de los comestibles es una fuente de estrés “importante” en sus vidas en este momento, mientras que el 33 % lo considera una fuente de estrés “menor”, según el sondeo del Centro de Investigación NORC‑AP (The Associated Press‑NORC Center for Public Affairs Research). Solo el 14 % declara que no es una fuente de estrés, lo que subraya la ansiedad generalizada que la mayoría de los estadounidenses continúa sintiendo por el costo de los productos de consumo diario.
The 32-page bill, a watered-down version of the original 1,000-page state budget proposed in April, makes major cuts to health care services in the state. This comes not even a month after Congress passed H.R. 1, or the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, which made major cuts to Medicaid, endangering the healthcare of over half a million people in North Carolina alone.
Officials at the organization, which was founded more than 60 years ago, say they are focused on helping local stations figure out how to cope with sudden budget shortfalls. Harrison has warned that some stations, particularly in rural areas, will have to shut down without federal support.
At stake, she stressed, is whether someone can cast a ballot and feel confident it will count. “Instead, it will depend on whether partisan politicians have enough money to throw at a race to litigate the outcome after the fact,” Riggs said. She went on to share that in total, defending her election victory in court cost roughly $2 million.
Pirro, a longtime Trump ally and television personality, agreed on air earlier this year that prosecutors handling January 6 cases should themselves face criminal charges; she’s now managing them. Though Pirro previously served as a judge and prosecutor in New York, her decade-plus as a Fox News pundit was defined by fierce partisanship and frequent promotion of election conspiracy theories – even after her own network corrected them.