The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed new federal regulations this month that would prohibit including current and future medical debt on credit reports.
The laws for obtaining mifepristone, medication to terminate a pregnancy, in North Carolina are changing.
A proposal that aimed to restrict public access to autopsy records has been removed from the bill where it was originally included. However, it might reappear in the future, according to one of its sponsors.
Last week, advocates across the country participated in Period Poverty Awareness Week, a national call to action to view menstrual supplies not just as health necessities but as fundamental educational tools.
On the anniversary of the Republican-led state legislature voting to increase restrictions on abortion in North Carolina, groups opposed to the ban held a press conference to underscore the measure’s impact.
Last year the Department of Health and Human services recommended a reclassification of Marijuana to the Drug Enforcement Administration at the request of President Biden.
Some of North Carolina government’s restrictions on dispensing abortion pills, such as requiring that doctors prescribe and provide the drug to the patient in person, are unlawful, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
In his first visit to Wilmington, North Carolina, President Joe Biden highlighted the importance of clean water infrastructure.
A bill introduced in the state senate recently proposes allocating $50 million in state funds to the Fayetteville Public Works Commission.
Just months after 35 Durham park areas were fenced off due to possible lead contamination, Durham Parks and Recreation is temporarily closing 5 playgrounds to conduct further tests for lead contamination.