As national and statewide reports have seen a rise in youth suicides and a severe shortage of mental health care services, investments from the passage of Medicaid expansion are crucial and come at an important time.
Despite rulings only a few months ago by the then Democratic-controlled state Supreme Court, the new 5-2 right-wing court made the extremely rare decision to re-decide cases on voter ID, voting rights for people convicted of felonies and redistricting.
“We will not allow the clock to be turned back on our democracy, for our hard-fought gains to vanish, or for our children to have less democracy, less rights, less environmental justice than we do today,” Rev. Dr. Barber wrote.
The book review committee decided to remove “Push” by Sapphire as well as “Sex is a Funny Word” by Cory Silverberg.
The Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act, would prohibit medical debt collectors from foreclosing on property or garnishing wages. It also caps the interest on medical debt.
Former Govs. Jim Hunt (D), Jim Martin (R), Mike Easley (D), Bev Perdue (D) and Pat McCrory (R) sent a letter to Republican leadership expressing their concern over SB 692.
Out of 140,000 middle and high school athletes in NC, there are approximately 15 transgender students who have been cleared to play on a team that matches their gender identity – that means that 0.01% of these student-athletes are transgender.
House Bill 689 would require state agencies to consider the cumulative pollution burdens on underserved neighborhoods when planning and approving new projects.
Judge James Ammons Jr. sided with low-income schools and state officials over state lawmakers, who have failed to fund its obligations for the long-running Leandro education lawsuit.
According to an analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges, new doctors applying to medical residency programs were more likely to avoid practicing in states with the most stringent abortion restrictions.