Education
Durham Public Schools Now Offer Free, Healthy Meals To All Students
According to Indy Week, the decision to serve free meals is set to save Durham Public Schools more than $1.5 million this year.
September 30, 2024
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NC Republican Legislators Drag Their Feet On Funding, Forcing Child Care Center Closures
A February survey by the North Carolina Child Care Resource & Referral Council revealed that one in five providers anticipated closing within a year without external funding. The loss of 69 programs reflects a 1.4% reduction in licensed programs between July 1 and Sept. 19.
September 30, 2024
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Advocacy Groups Warn About ‘Citizens-Only’ Amendment On The Ballot
The North Carolina constitution currently states that “every person born in the United States and every person who has been naturalized” can vote. The amendment would remove language about naturalized citizens.
September 30, 2024
En Español
La Campaña de Mark Robinson: Escándalos y Falta de Enfoque en Políticas
Mark Robinson, el vicegobernador de Carolina del Norte, ha adoptado posturas controvertidas en torno a la inmigración que podrían tener graves repercusiones para la comunidad latine en el estado y más allá.
September 30, 2024
Environment
A Job Well Done: Group Of Cary Teens Work To Cap Abandoned Oil Wells
Orphaned wells are inactive oil and gas wells with no proper owner and are deemed environmental hazards by the United States Department of Interior. The U.S. is home to an estimated 3.9 million abandoned oil and gas wells.
September 30, 2024
Community
Want to Help Make a Difference? Attend Scuppernong Books’ Homelessness Town Hall
On Oct. 1 at 5:30 p.m., Scuppernong Books is hosting a town hall where they have invited leaders, clients of the Interactive Resource Center and anyone else who lives or works downtown that wants to talk about solutions to homelessness.
September 30, 2024
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NC Republicans Knew Who Mark Robinson Was Before the Latest CNN Report
“The things that he has said, the things that he has done, the things they have just completely turned a blind eye to, that’s already happened. And I don’t know how they outrun that,” said American Bridge 21st Century’s Philip Shulman.
September 25, 2024
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Mark Robinson, Who Wants a ‘Zero’ Week Abortion Ban, Falsely Claims Birth Control is ‘Being Forced on Very Young Ladies’
At a recent meet-and-greet in Rockingham County, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson told an attendee that he believes birth control is “being forced on very young ladies” and implied that providing girls with birth control will make them want to have sex.
September 23, 2024
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A Georgia Mom Sought Abortion Care in NC. Then She Died Due to Her State’s Ban, Officials Say
Amber Nicole Thurman, 28, died from an infection that was preventable and also treatable with a routine procedure – one that she was unable to get because of new, highly restrictive laws.
September 23, 2024
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North Carolina Medicaid Funding Gap May Limit Health Care Access For Many
“This is the first year that they’re really just not funding even close to the level that we’ve requested,” Melanie Bush, deputy Medicaid director at DHHS, told NC Health News.
September 23, 2024