Tag: North Carolina
Bishop Barber warns that tens of thousands will die under GOP...
Faith leaders and advocates hold nationwide eulogies for Americans projected to lose their lives due to sweeping reductions in Medicaid, SNAP, and public health funding.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality approves water permit for T15...
The project is a proposed 45-mile long natural gas transmission pipeline that would run from Eden, North Carolina to Roxboro, North Carolina, crossing through Person, Caswell, and Rockingham counties.
20 states sue Trump administration for ending FEMA disaster mitigation program
Democratic-led states say canceling the BRIC program violates federal law and endangers communities preparing for floods, fires, and other climate disasters.
North Carolina town files historic climate deception lawsuit against Duke Energy
Carrboro’s lawsuit against Duke Energy alleges decades of misinformation, greenwashing, and obstruction of climate progress, demanding accountability for millions in damages.
Trump’s false claims about Hurricane Helene response draw fire from NC...
The Charlotte Observer issued a pointed editorial denouncing Trump’s false claims and warning that such disinformation is hampering recovery efforts.
Did a North Carolina Democratic lawmaker throw the party under the...
Tricia Cotham’s defection to the Republican Party has deep roots in the right-wing “school choice” movement.
How a small North Carolina community is pushing back on pollution
A new group of allies is fighting a proposed asphalt plant that threatens their health and their homes.
Federal judge blocks NC’s voter id law, citing state’s ‘sordid history’...
Judge Loretta Biggs said the law's provision preventing voters from showing public assistance ID cards to vote was “particularly suspect.”
Deputy suspended after assaulting student on video
"School and district officials are working closely and in full cooperation with the local authorities to address this matter consistent with school board policy and state laws.”
Fatal natural gas explosion rocks Durham, NC
"They tell us gas is safe but it's clearly not."
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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
Trump delivers lunch to Beijing
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota
After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.
Senators probe Equifax over plans to profit from Medicaid and SNAP work requirements
Warren, Wyden, and Sanders are demanding disclosures from Equifax as new federal work requirements threaten to strip healthcare and food assistance from millions while expanding the company’s already dominant income verification business.
The actual Gavin Newsom is much worse than you think
For anyone who wants a truly progressive Democratic Party, Gavin Newsom is bad news.