Sarah Ovaska

NC Attorney General Josh Stein joins others in calling on banks to stop collecting overdraft fees, which disproportionately impact communities of color. 

The president announced an extended pause on student loan repayment, as NC’s Alma Adams and nearly 100 Democrats in Congress call for debt cancellation.

Low-income women in North Carolina are now eligible for a year’s worth of Medicaid coverage after a pregnancy or birth.

 People on probation in North Carolina can now vote, after a court ruling that upended a law steeped in racism that disproportionately hurt Black North Carolinians.  

North Carolina’s Rev. Barber will return to Raleigh as the national Poor People’s Campaign mobilizes ahead of a June march in Washington. 

Despite coming under attack from Republicans, Obamacare is popular for giving those with pre-existing conditions access to healthcare. 

The former Trump official and ex-North Carolina congressman is facing questions about the legitimacy of his state voter registration.

A program for lower-income households is helping pay outstanding water bills for struggling North Carolina residents. 

The state’s unemployment system , already has one of the most paltry in the nation, was unprepared to deal with the surge of need at the pandemic’s start.

Gas is becoming a luxury as prices spike to $4.18 a gallon in North Carolina,  while major oil companies and their investors’ profits go sky-high.