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How a North Carolina help line delivers pediatric mental health services statewide
North Carolina’s lack of child psychiatrists, especially in rural areas, leaves pediatricians to face conditions beyond their specialty. Here’s how the NC Psychiatry Access Line (NC-PAL) helps.
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Judge approves plan to settle Trump voter registration lawsuit with North Carolina
A federal judge on Monday approved a plan to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department that demanded North Carolina election officials accumulate identification numbers lacking on the records of more than 100,000 registered voters.
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Trump plan to shift cost of health, food benefits to the states will cost North Carolina billions
by Lynn Bonner, NC Newsline September 5, 2025 A top state health administrator gave members of the state’s Child Fatality Task Force an update on some of the expensive challenges facing North Carolina that, left unresolved, could result in increased hunger and untreated illnesses. The federal mega-bill that cut social welfare programs will potentially undo…
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Opinion: Trump accused Biden of abandoning NC after Helene. Now, he’s doing just that
Right now, under Trump, we are seeing a fundamental change to the way we do disaster relief in America. It’s going to hurt states like North Carolina the most.
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Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team fights for charter status amid explosive lawsuit
Expletive-laden texts and emails capture the bitter legal dispute between NASCAR and basketball great Michael Jordan over his racing team’s charter.
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Charlotte embraces model guaranteeing doctors on demand, no insurance required
Through a model called direct primary care, more NC employers—like the city of Charlotte—are bypassing insurance and paying doctors directly, “like a gym membership for health care.”
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‘They knew I wanted an abortion’: What she got instead at a ‘crisis pregnancy center’ in NC
North Carolina funnels millions into centers statewide that claim to offer unbiased care but often steer women away from abortion. A new bill aims to stop the deception.
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In North Carolina, a 20-year-old student will self-deport after six months in ICE custody
Allison Bustillo Chinchilla has chosen to return to Honduras after six months in ICE detention with no charges.
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NC veteran speaks out after flag-burning arrest outside White House
Jay Carey, who served for 20 years and saw combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, told Cardinal & Pine that he was not disrespecting the flag but protesting the Trump administration’s perversion of the right to free speech.
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‘I’m afraid of no access’: Calls flood NC clinics as providers warn of a backdoor abortion ban
Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill threatens to pull Medicaid coverage from clinics that provide reproductive health care across the nation.
