Michele Morrow, the North Carolina Republican running to oversee the state’s public school system, is no stranger to controversy. A far-right conspiracy theorist known for her calls for the pay-per-view execution of elected officials, Morrow is working to rebrand herself as a public safety candidate.
North Carolina residents are facing a growing health risk and a potential financial burden as state regulators delay setting limits on harmful chemicals known as PFAS.
More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in the state’s Medicaid expansion program since its launch about seven months ago, officials announced recently.
A resistance to a controversial school calendar law is growing amongst school districts across North Carolina. Currently, the state’s school calendar law favors the travel and tourism industry’s preference of a break that encompasses August.
Source: WRAL With teacher turnover rates hitting new highs, the State Board of Education is seeking ways to address the shortage. In the past week,
First-term state House Rep. Ken Fontenot (R-Wilson) shares the same views as Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson when it comes to abortion and education. And it turns out that he has something else in common with Robinson – they both seem to be “not very good at math” and confused about what purchases they’re legally allowed to make using campaign contributions.
Following another weekend marked by shootings that left dozens of people dead or wounded, the U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis.
Outside of Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ in the South Slope of Asheville, North Carolina, you will find a bus. This is the Hope Bus.
After decades of work, environmental groups finally achieved a major victory for the Watauga River. On July 2nd, the last dam on the waterway, Shull’s Mill Dam, began to be dismantled. This marks a significant milestone in the restoration of the river’s natural flow, stretching from its headwaters near Boone, North Carolina all the way to Watauga Lake in Tennessee.
Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr announced this week his intention to appeal a three-judge panel’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that partisan gerrymandering results in unconstitutional elections. However, he plans to discuss the matter with the plaintiffs first.