Education
NC Republicans’ Extreme Education Bill Could Cost the State Funding
State Republicans’ push to enact an extreme education bill may cost the state federal funding.
July 17, 2023
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Politics
Universities, Local Governments Advocate For Students, Employees to Use Their IDs When Voting
Twenty-two private universities, including Duke, Wake Forest, St. Aug’s, Elon, and Shaw, and 15 of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges, have applied to have their student IDs approved for voting.
July 17, 2023
Health
Republicans in NCGA Want To Override Gov. Cooper’s Vetoes of 3 Anti-Trans Bills
Last week while legislators were off for the Fourth of July holiday, Cooper vetoed three anti-LGBTQ+ culture war bills – House Bill 574, House Bill 808 and Senate Bill 49. Republicans plan to override Cooper’s vetoes soon.
July 12, 2023
Feature
Down Home North Carolina: An Organization that Talks the Talk and Walks the Walk
For those who are not familiar with this community-oriented organization, this organization deliberately walks in its mission of building power for working families in North Carolina.
July 1, 2023
Lifestyle
No more chicken at Bojangles?! What???
Bojangles CEO Jose Armario told QSR Magazine that he would really like to get out of the chicken business. What does that mean?
July 1, 2023
Education
Advocates Raise Alarms Over Crucial Funding Drying Up For Child Care Programs
Thousands of child care programs and jobs across the state could soon be in financial limbo as a federal grant that delivered millions in funding will end in December.
July 1, 2023
Politics
Durham’s HEART Program of Unarmed First Responders to Expand
The Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team, or HEART, currently employs about 20 people who range from EMTs to admins to clinicians who aim to assist and de-escalate 911 calls that relate to mental health issues.
July 1, 2023
Politics
Republican Anti-Voting Measures Target Emerging Youth Voting Power
The Washington Post reported that a major Republican legal strategist pitched a plan to reduce voter access and turnout – and it included targeting students and young people across North Carolina and other states.
July 1, 2023
Health
VP Kamala Harris Visits Charlotte on 1-Year Anniversary of Overturning of Roe v. Wade, Pledges to Continue to Fight for Abortion Rights
Vice President Harris told a crowd of supporters that the Biden administration will continue to stand up for abortion rights even as Republicans across the country and in North Carolina work to take away those rights.
July 1, 2023
Education
NC Public Safety Leaders Call For Action Amid Rise in Violent Threats Against Schools
Nearly 200 mass violence school threats were made across the state last year, with criminal complaints for threats up more than 37% above pre-pandemic levels.
July 1, 2023