Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
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COVID’s Collateral Damage: The Pandemic Has Cost Us More Than We Know
The COVID-19 crisis has also sent anxiety and depression rates soaring nationwide, increased deaths from opioids and alcoholism, and scarred a generation of children.
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NC Fines Asheville Hospital $30,000 After Nurses Complain of COVID Risks
An Asheville hospital that failed to ensure its nurses were properly protected against COVID and that waited more than a week to report a COVID death among its staff has been fined nearly $30,000, the North Carolina Department of Labor said this week.
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Unaffiliated Voters Now NC’s Biggest Voting Group
What this all means for election results is unclear, but the changes reflect the state’s rapid, complex growth.
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Ticking Clock for NC’s Coast as New Reports Detail Climate Change Dangers
This is serious. A UN report says rising seas will inundate a little less than half of the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula.
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NC Service Members Sickened By Burn Pits, Contaminated Water May Finally Get Help
The US House passed a bipartisan bill improving healthcare for veterans exposed to toxins. Six North Carolina Republicans voted against it.
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$750 Million Settlement Will Help Opioid-Ravaged Communities in NC
Money from the landmark settlement will pay for treatment and prevention efforts across North Carolina in a crisis that killed nearly 30,000. The opioid crisis has killed nearly 30,000 North Carolinians, but the state will soon receive $750 million from the drug companies responsible to help survivors “regain control of their lives,” NC Attorney General…
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Fake or Real? How to Tell If Info About Ukraine is Legit
Disinformation is highly effective during times of chaos, like with the Russian attack on Ukraine. But sussing out the real information takes only a few minutes.
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Swipe Right If You Love Democracy: How NC Voting Groups Are Using Dating Apps
NextGen America, a voting organization that helped mobilize 4.6 million young voters two years ago, will bring their North Carolina outreach to Tinder, Bumble and Hinge.
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‘We’re Drowning Out Here.’ NC Nurses Face Severe COVID Burnout
Two years into the pandemic, one in 10 nurses in North Carolina are ready to quit from exhaustion and burnout.
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NC Inches Closer to Ending Gerrymandering Battle. But a Fight Remains.
We may be closer to a resolution, but Gov. Roy Cooper offered a blistering criticism of a state Senate legislative voting map he calls “blatantly unfair.”
