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Biden administration announces $20 billion in clean energy grants
The EPA says grant recipients, whose work promises to promote clean energy developments in underserved communities, could collectively reduce carbon emissions by 40 million metric tons over the next seven years.
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Far-right groups push to limit IVF access
Groups like the Heritage Foundation are trying to take a “back-door” approach to restricting access to IVF by pushing for strict regulations that chip away at the ability of providers and patients to complete treatment.
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VIDEO: President Biden signs Executive Orders focused on women’s health
@cardinalandpine WATCH: Cardinal & Pine correspondent @publicedtay explains what you need to know about President Biden’s recent executive order, which is the largest ever focused on women’s health. 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏾♀️ In addition to expanding and boosting research on women’s health, Biden’s order included ore than 20 new actions and commitments by a wide range of federal…
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How Florida’s 6-week abortion ban will complicate access in North Carolina
The influx of Florida women traveling to North Carolina to seek care will further strain a state that is one of the only sources of safe abortion care in the South.
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VIDEO: Doctors consider leaving NC because of anti-abortion laws
@cardinalandpine The fallout from North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban continues to be felt nearly a year later. Rep. @juliefornc of Wake County told Cardinal & Pine she has spoken with a doctor who is having second thoughts about staying in North Carolina when their two-year fellowship ends because of the state’s abortion restrictions. “We’re losing…
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A second Trump term could lead to abortion and IVF bans
The former president has suggested he might support a 15-week nationwide abortion ban, cozied up to members of the anti-IVF movement, and is aligned with groups who want to further restrict reproductive freedom.
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New moms in rural NC are getting better postpartum care thanks to Medicaid expansion
Rural NC physician Laura Ucik says she’s witnessed improvements in post-birth care for patients recently, thanks largely to an expansion in postpartum benefits under Medicaid.
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VIDEO: Biden-Harris Administration has expanded access to postpartum healthcare
@cardinalandpine Since taking office, the Biden-Harris administration has made fighting the maternal mortality crisis a priority. “In the 21st Century, in the United States of America, it should not be the case that women here die in connection with childbirth at a higher rate than women in any other wealthy nation in the world,” Vice…
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Prescription drugs are getting cheaper for seniors thanks to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
When Biden signed the legislation in 2022, it did a number of things. Now, the legislation’s changes to the Medicare program will help beneficiaries save money.
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Op-Ed: The Harsh Reality of Extremist Political Candidates for Average NC Citizens
When I told my mom that I planned on writing about Mark Robinson her reply was simply, “My opinion on Mark Robinson couldn’t be printed.” That comment is coming from a lifelong Republican voter. This modern-day Republican Party is alienating so many voters who long valued conservative views while lifting the extreme and hate-filled people…
