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State Workers Get Small Raises in New Budget, but It Doesn’t Solve the Hiring Crisis
North Carolina state employees received a 4% pay increase this year and will get a 3% pay increase in 2024, under the new state budget passed last week. But the increase does not keep up with the cost of inflation and the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) had sought higher pay increases. As…
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with These Must-Read Books, According to Our Staff
Discover must-read books by Hispanic and Latino authors to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, handpicked by our Courier Newsroom staff.
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PHOTOS: Traditional Aztec Dancers Put On a Show in Wilmington
Danza Guerreros de Quetzalcoatl de Durham, an intergenerational Aztec group, gaze a dazzling dance display in Wilmington this weekend.
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NC Budget Gives $20 million to ‘Clinics’ That Lie to Women About Abortion
Unlicensed and unregulated crisis pregnancy centers offer “purposefully manipulative and deceptive practices” to dissuade patients from getting abortions, medical experts say.
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NC Bookstores Share Their Reading Picks for Hispanic Heritage Month
Looking for your next favorite book and want to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month? Here’s a list of 14 books.
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Medicaid Expansion Becomes Reality After Months of Delays
A half-million North Carolinians waited more than a decade for Republicans to stop their blockade of federal aid for more affordable healthcare.
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The Woman Who Stopped a Bulldozer to Save Jockey’s Ridge
In the latest “Billy Ball Explains NC,” we take a look at Jockey’s Ridge and the conservationists who saved this Outer Banks treasure.
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I’m Losing My Health Insurance Because Medicaid Expansion Was Delayed
Yeisel Dominguez will lose her healthcare coverage in less than 10 days, due to North Carolina Republicans’ delay in expanding Medicaid. In an op-ed, she shares her fears and concerns about going without coverage.
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Biden Administration Launches Effort to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Scores
The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward removing medical bills from people’s credit scores, which could improve ratings for millions of people.
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The Frontline of Democracy – Serving on Local School Boards in 2023
Steph Walker, a member of the New Hanover County Board of Education, shares how the Board’s new right-wing majority is wielding power to ban books.
