Politics
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What the Republican plan to dismantle PBS means for NC
The US Senate voted Thursday to approve a Trump-backed plan to cut off funding for the nation’s PBS and NPR stations, a key source of news and updates in NC’s rural communities, where reliable internet access is scarce. The US Senate voted Thursday to approve a Trump-backed plan to cut off funding for the nation’s…
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Trump’s freeze on education funding shorts NC schools recovering from Helene
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson said President Trump’s freeze on federal education funding includes $18 million going to western NC schools recovering from Helene.
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How Trump’s immigration crackdown affects NC’s workforce
The Trump administration is ramping up immigration enforcement, pushing for 3,000 arrests a day nationwide. That’s raising alarms for NC businesses that rely on immigrant workers.
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NC Gov. Josh Stein vetoes a bill allowing guns in private schools. Here’s why.
Gov. Josh Stein signed nine bills into law that were approved by the Republican-controlled NC General Assembly, but he blocked several more, including a plan to let guns into private schools.
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NC is one of the most gerrymandered states in America. This trial hopes to change that.
A federal trial wrapping up in Winston-Salem centers on the claim that NC Republicans suppressed Black voters when they gerrymandered the state.
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ by the numbers: $1 trillion less for Medicaid, $75 billion more for ICE
Here is a by-the-numbers look at Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” and its significant impact on the lives of women, children and LGBTQ+ Americans.
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‘Come hell or high water’: A harm reduction team amps it up in response to a disaster
A community-based organization focused on drug use harm reduction turned its headquarters into a refuge for all seeking help in the face of a hurricane.
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Trump freezes $168.7 million meant for North Carolina public schools. Here are the programs that will feel it.
The Trump administration is freezing federal funding meant to support English language learners, before- and after-school programs, and other public school initiatives in North Carolina.
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Opinion: Trump isn’t just betraying the Constitution, he’s betraying the Declaration of Independence.
Why Trump’s betrayal of American values goes deeper than just the Constitution, straight to the Declaration of Independence.
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Congress passes Trump’s ‘One, Big Beautiful Bill’ and sends it to him to sign
Republicans in Congress gave final approval Thursday to President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” a piece of legislation that cuts taxes for the wealthy and makes deep cuts to health care.
