Dylan Rhoney is an App State grad from Morganton who is passionate about travel, politics, history, and all things North Carolina. He lives in Raleigh.
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Josh Stein shares his vision for North Carolina ahead of primary
Josh Stein says he’ll work to raise teacher pay, increase funding for public schools, create more opportunities in rural North Carolina, and protect the state against further abortion restrictions. Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, where they’ll cast their ballots in the North Carolina primary elections, determining which candidates advance to November’s general…
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Public interest lawyers help tens of thousands of people a year. So why does NC’s latest budget target them?
In September, the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed a budget excluding Legal Aid of North Carolina attorneys from receiving tuition assistance. With less aid available for aspiring public interest lawyers, it could mean fewer people entering the field, and ultimately, less legal support for struggling North Carolinians.
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NC Supreme Court Justice Berger can hear case involving his father, court rules
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled this month that Justice Phil Berger Jr. did not have to recuse himself from the rehearing of the Leandro case, involving his father, State Senate Pro Tempore Phil Berger, allowing the younger Berger to help decide the outcome. The current case stems from the 1997 ruling of Leandro v.…
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Rural NC communities get grant funding to address healthcare, infrastructure issues
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) this month gave the greenlight to fund eight projects in communities across North Carolina, providing $1.5 million dollars to support a variety of projects and help create 270 jobs. “These funds make strategic investments in our rural communities to help them seize opportunities to prosper,” Governor Roy Cooper…
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VIDEO: How Dan Bishop Could Threaten Reproductive Rights
If Jeff Jackson wins the Democratic Party’s primary for North Carolina Attorney General, he could potentially face Dan Bishop, a fellow member of Congress in the general election. Jackson says Bishop will seek to further restrict abortion rights in North Carolina. “He wants to strip women of reproductive freedoms, and he would do that by…
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VIDEO: Josh Stein on Raising Teacher Pay
North Carolina faces an ongoing teacher shortage crisis. Last fall, the state reported more than 3,000 teacher vacancies, and some educators are leaving the profession altogether. Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democratic candidate for governor, says the state is not taking the necessary steps to retain teachers. “We are 46th in the country in starting…
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Jeff Jackson on how he’d defend abortion rights and democracy as NC Attorney General
What’s the best job in the world? Chances are, we all have a different answer to that question. For North Carolina Congressman Jeff Jackson, it’s the one he’s campaigning for this year. “If you like public service, being attorney general is the best job in the world. It is really about public service,” Jackson told…
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VIDEO: NC’s Next Attorney General Could Impact Abortion Rights
WATCH: Abortion rights will be one of the top issues on voters’ minds when they head to the polls this year. The race for North Carolina Attorney General could help decide what the future of legal abortion is in the state. Jeff Jackson is a Democratic candidate for Attorney General and has pledged to fight…
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VIDEO: NC Pastors Speaks Out for Abortion Rights
CJ Brinson is a Guilford County pastor, and believes that many in the “pro-life” movement are too narrowly focused on the issue of abortion and fail to support “policies that make life easier for those outside of the womb.” Brinson is speaking out in support for reproductive rights, and believes many who are strongly opposed…
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VIDEO: How Medicaid Expansion Helps the Chronically Homeless
Medicaid expansion has provided almost 300,000 North Carolinians with access to healthcare. Parker Chatham is the Executive Director of Restoration House, a low barrier homeless shelter in Bryson City. He says that Medicaid expansion has especially helped the people he works with each day. “Medicaid is really going to serve as a bouncing block to…
