After being only one of 12 states in the U.S. not to expand Medicaid since the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion in 2014, the North Carolina Healthcare Association has made a proposal that may finally get the ball rolling in the state.
The voter registration deadline is Oct. 14. Registered voters will be able to cast their ballots in person on Election Day, Nov. 8.
Amazon has been delaying the opening of warehouses, canceling production of new warehouses and closing existing ones across the country more than ever before. As part of these changes, three stations in North Carolina — Greensboro, Enka Village and Durham — have been affected.
The proposal faced criticism from council members due to the lack of affordable units in the building. “We don’t really need $5 million. But we do need affordable housing,” said council member DeDreana Freeman in the meeting.
On Sept. 14, a few of the original organizers and protestors of Warren County’s environmental justice movement gathered in Penn Pavilion to share their stories in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the influential protest.
With his announcement, Berger rejected Gov. Roy Cooper’s Sept. 14 request to waive state income taxes on forgiven student loans.
Thousands took over Main Street as they marched in Saturday’s parade before arriving on Duke’s East Campus for the festival in the afternoon. It was Durham’s first in-person Pride since 2019, and this year’s theme, IRL, aimed to embrace the beauty of gathering people together — “in real life,” but also “inspiring real love.”
With bus fares remaining free until 2023, now is the best time to hop on a bus and explore.
Labor experts and unionized workers at Duke say they aren't surprised by North Carolina’s low ranking.
Budd, a Republican, is running for U.S. Senate against North Carolina Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley.
The North Carolina Rules Review Commission denied the edits regarding election observers, who are appointed by political parties, on Aug. 26, citing a lack of an urgent need.
As the risk of monkeypox community transmission is low, Duke currently has no operations or program changes planned.
The protest was part of the national #NoTechforApartheid campaign, a movement based around a $1.22 billion project contract that Google and Amazon signed with the Israeli government last year.
Jahnmaud Lane, a former Republican mayoral candidate, was one vote shy of an appointment. In initial voting, he received support from Mayor Elaine O’Neal and two other council members.
A suspension of ties means that all formal communication, activities, exchanges, and visits between Durham and Kostroma will cease.
But while the forgiven debt is exempt from federal tax, North Carolina’s Department of Revenue has clarified that the forgiven debt is still “considered taxable income” by the state.
They assessed the implications of the case and rallied for a voting coalition for the upcoming 2022 midterm elections. The refrain of the evening: “We the people put people over politics.”
“Access to health care should be a right,” Harris said. “Not a privilege for those who can afford it ... We’re not talking about a luxury. We’re talking about an essential need.”
This move reverses his 2019 ruling that halted enforcement of a ban on abortions after the 20-week mark, a ban that’s been on the books for nearly five decades.
The future of abortion in North Carolina depends on November’s elections. Thus, Democrat legislators have attempted to codify Roe v. Wade to ensure access to abortion through two bills: Senate Bill 888 and and House Bill 1119.
