The historical $1.3 billion investment, combined with the previously announced $16 billion, brings the total support of the Biden-Harris administration to over $17 billion since 2021.
A routine list maintenance, conducted by staff of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, removed almost 750,000 ineligible registrants from the state voter rolls.
In the highly watched governor’s race, reproductive rights advocate Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein is up against Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who has openly declared that “there is no compromise on abortion.”
Twenty-five percent of NC residents are cost-burdened by housing — meaning that they are spending more than 30% or more of their income on housing. Another 12% are severely cost-burdened, spending 50% or more on housing.
Hurricane Helene will go down in history books for destroying much of Western North Carolina. This part of our state will never be the same. And they greatly need our help.
North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby is no stranger to accusations of corruption. Once again, he is facing questions and criticisms for what appears to be unethical and legally dubious behavior.
“The rhetoric of Mark Robinson is beyond dangerous,” Martin Luther King III said in Rocky Mount. “…it’s very difficult to understand how North Carolina allowed this kind of leadership to emerge because he is the Lt. Governor.”
An analysis of 32,000 individuals who participated in new drug trials in the US during 2020 showed that only 8% were Black, 6% Asian, 11% Hispanic and 30% were age 65 and older – showing the underrepresentation of diverse populations in clinical trials.
According to Indy Week, the decision to serve free meals is set to save Durham Public Schools more than $1.5 million this year.
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.