Education
Gun Violence Impacts Another NC High School Football Game
Gun violence is on the rise at high school football games, and its worrisome trend is impacting several local high schools.
October 20, 2023
Health
Health
State Budget Includes Massive Investment In North Carolina’s Mental Health Services
The latest North Carolina state budget included massive investments in mental health services, in part thanks to federal Covid relief funds, as well as the $1.4 billion sign-on bonus the state received for expanding medicaid. Legislators worked closely with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley and visited patients and providers across the state for their input, according to NC Health News.
October 18, 2023
Health
Amid Opioid Crisis, Mobile Clinics Provide Access to Treatment to NC Communities
According to the state Department of Health and Human Services, overdose deaths in the state increased by 22% in 2021, to more than 4,000. For 2022, data from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner showed a 7% increase in suspected overdose deaths.
October 13, 2023
Health
Migrant Worker Dies In Extreme Heat At Farm Owned By Republican State Sen. Lisa Barnes’ Family
The death of a migrant worker from Mexico at a Nash County farm on a near 100-degree day in early September is under investigation by the North Carolina Department of Labor – and it has a connection to a Republican state senator and her family.
October 11, 2023
Health
Federal Judge Blocks Two Provisions Of New NC Abortion Ban
US District Judge Catherine Eagles recently issued an order blocking two provisions of North Carolina’s new abortion ban from taking effect during an ongoing lawsuit. According to the Associated Press, nearly all the restrictions put forth by NC Republicans, such as the ban on abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, are still in place and aren’t being specifically challenged at this time.
October 10, 2023
Health
New Abortion Law Puts A Strain On North Carolina’s Much-Needed Health Care Professionals
NCGOP’s extremist policies on abortion access are driving out hundreds of much-needed medical professionals from the state. Currently, more than 90% of counties are considered “primary care shortage areas”, and over a quarter of counties lack a single OB-GYN, according to The News & Observer.
October 7, 2023
Education
Rising Gun Violence Impacts Friday Night High School Football In NC
Four in 10 Americans think schools in their communities are not safe from gun violence, according to a PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.
October 7, 2023
Health
Federal Appeals Court Takes Up Transgender Health Coverage Case From North Carolina
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Richmond, heard oral arguments earlier this month in two cases involving the coverage of gender-affirming care by state health plans, one in North Carolina and one in West Virginia.
October 6, 2023
Health
Millions In Federal Grants To Address High Maternal Mortality Coming To NC
Soon North Carolina will be receiving millions of dollars from the federal government to help address the worsening maternal health crisis the state has seen. The $4 million grant is part of the US Health Resources and Services Administration’s plan to address maternal mortality nationwide, according to the News & Observer.
October 6, 2023
Education
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Steps To Combat Gun Violence
Last month, President Biden announced the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The new office will take steps in reducing gun violence, and implement and expand upon key executive and legislative action which has been taken to save lives.
October 2, 2023