Attorney General Jackson called BRIC “a lifeline for our towns and cities trying to make sure every resident has clean and reliable water to drink, a functioning sewage system, and measures in place to prevent the next storm from devastating their communities.”
Thom Tillis is once again under fire for backing down when it mattered most—this time voting to confirm one of Trump’s most controversial judicial nominees, despite warnings from former federal prosecutors and his own previous statements.
Las redadas migratorias en lugares de trabajo están generando temor e incertidumbre en sectores clave de Carolina del Norte que dependen de trabajadores migrantes, como la agricultura, la construcción, la hotelería y otros servicios. El estado se apoya fuertemente en esta mano de obra para actividades como la cosecha de batatas y árboles de Navidad, la cría de cerdos, y la operación de restaurantes y hoteles. Cualquier interrupción en ese flujo laboral podría tener un impacto económico significativo.
Más de 300 hospitales rurales en los Estados Unidos podrían cerrar debido a recortes propuestos en los programas de Medicaid y Medicare, según un nuevo informe del Centro Cecil G. Sheps de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Chapel Hill. El estudio fue solicitado por senadores demócratas como parte de su oposición al proyecto de ley conocido como la “One Big Beautiful Bill”.
Since taking office in January, Stein has announced business expansions or new projects that will yield nearly $17 billion of new capital investment in North Carolina and create more than 20,000 new, good-paying jobs. North Carolina is also a growing leader in the clean energy economy, with more than 100,000 people employed in the sector.
The plaintiffs argue that the maps were designed in a way that Black voters in counties such as Guilford, Forsyth, and Mecklenburg were drawn into districts where the vast majority of voters were white rural residents who do not share their political views, thus diluting the Black voters’ voice in elections. They are looking for the courts to rule that the maps are unconstitutional.
People across the state are calling for Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly to protect Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians after President Donald Trump signed his “Big Beautiful Bill” into law.
Governor Josh Stein has vetoed several bills that, if passed, would have an impact on North Carolina’s charter schools, environment, and the balance of political power.
“People deserve the peace of mind that their genetic information – some of the most personal data they have – is protected,” said Jackson. “I’m pleased that this data will not go to another for-profit company and that we were able to do more to protect people’s data from being used without their consent.”
Democrats have repeatedly accused Republicans of being so beholden to Trump that they embraced a bill that would harm their own constituents, with cuts to programs that the president had vowed to protect.