The EPA has submitted a proposal to scrap a years-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the environment and public health. Former officials say such a move would gut the agency’s own power to curb greenhouse gas emissions, which have been widely found to cause global warming.
Cooper, who concluded his governorship at the end of 2024, left office with a legacy of expanding health care access, investing in education, and driving job growth across North Carolina. In his farewell address, Cooper highlighted the progress the state made under his leadership—calling it a place where people are “better educated, healthier, and have more money in their pockets.”
Former Governor Roy Cooper, who has recently announced his candidacy for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat, has a long record of serving the state with a career in public service spanning nearly four decades.
“National reports indicate that the U.S. Department of Education has backed down and is releasing all frozen funds — $6.8 billion nationwide, including $165 million for North Carolina — after we filed suit last week. This should end weeks of uncertainty — our schools can now plan, hire, and prepare for a strong year ahead. My absolute best wishes to our state’s 1.5 million students who are ready to make this their best year yet,” said North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green, in a statement.
Casi 100 personas protestaron en el centro de Durham para denunciar las redadas de ICE en todo el país. La manifestación se realizó tras un incidente en la Corte de Justicia de Durham, donde el grupo Siembra NC y autoridades locales informaron sobre la presencia de varios agentes de ICE. El alguacil del condado aseguró que solo unos agentes sin uniforme estaban allí buscando a un delincuente convicto.
According to Bob Hall, a longtime voting rights advocate, the majority of the affected North Carolina voters are disproportionately young, Black, and vote Democratic. A large majority of these affected voters registered when they were in their teens or twenties and provided minimal information at the time, which resulted in them being on the list.
The newly formed statewide coalition is made up of voting rights advocates, community leaders, voters, and progressive groups who are highlighting “the corruption of the Newby-Berger court”, according to the group’s press release.
Congressional Republicans have decided to supercharge those efforts, setting aside roughly $170 billion for immigration enforcement and border security efforts, including $75 billion in extra funding for ICE, making it by far the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the federal government.
En una entrevista exclusiva con CBS News, el director interino del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE), Todd Lyons, afirmó que su agencia arrestará a cualquier persona que se encuentre en Estados Unidos de manera ilegal, sin importar si tiene antecedentes penales. Aunque señaló que se dará prioridad a quienes tengan antecedentes criminales graves, advirtió que los operativos en comunidades seguirán incluyendo a personas sin historial delictivo, debido a las políticas de “santuario” en varias ciudades que impiden la cooperación con autoridades federales.
North Carolina is home to 12 PBS television stations and nine NPR stations. Many of the stations produce content that covers U.S. and world news, with topics ranging from politics, weather, health, science, business, arts, and culture. They also provide services such as educational content, important public safety communications during natural disasters, professional development and resources for teachers, music and cultural programming, unparalleled local news, and more, according to the American Coalition for Public Radio.