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One in three pregnant women in North Carolina do not receive the necessary prenatal care during their first three months of pregnancy, according to recent data.

North Carolina’s Workforce Development Board announces reentry grant intended to help formerly incarcerated people.

“My philosophy is pretty basic,” Stein said. “Government can help create conditions for you to succeed, and that’s what we should do. Help you set standards, and make sure that there’s fair rules of the road, and they’re equally enforced, and then get out of the way, and certainly don’t create problems for ourselves.” 

It can be difficult and expensive to be a pregnant person in NC, especially if you’re Black or live in a rural community. We talked with a NC doula about the gaps in care and making doulas more accessible to all. 

The Wolfpack men and women will compete for a national championship in college bball. Plus: A rare solar eclipse, and Charlotte’s first Latino film festival.

More honors for one of NC’s prettiest little mountain towns. 🏔️ @southernliving recently named their picks for best small towns in each state, and Blowing Rock tops the list for NC. “These towns may be small in size, but they’re big on charm,” Southern Living wrote. “Whether it’s a beautiful and walkable downtown, a thriving…

An ambitious NC rabbit tops this week’s roundup of good news. Plus: A high school basketball star from Sanford is tops in the nation.

Accolades for the masters of the pitmasters, honors for a groundbreaking NC State program, and more good news from around the state.  Welcome back to Good New Friday, our weekly installment of good news from around North Carolina. This week we’ll get into a special birthday, major props for the NC State Wolfpack,  and more. …

From the president to the state’s top education official, there is nothing but distance between the two major parties on several issues, including reproductive rights, public school funding, and LGBTQ protections.