Politics
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Joe Biden passes the torch to Kamala Harris on night one of the Democratic Convention
President Joe Biden promised to be “the best volunteer the Harris and Walz campaign has ever seen.”
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Trump a CEO’s dream, worker’s nightmare, labor leaders warn at DNC
The heads of six unions spoke on the first night of the Democratic National Convention to list the many ways the Biden-Harris team has had workers’ backs and how Trump has been hostile to workers’ rights and prosperity.
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Josh Stein: Bringing about the end of the fentanyl crisis in our lifetime
We’re making progress, but the work is far from over. Every life lost to fentanyl is one too many. The fentanyl crisis doesn’t have one simple cause – nor does it have one silver bullet solution. That’s why I’m using every tool in my arsenal to tackle it. As Governor, I will keep working across…
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Kamala Harris has big plans to address North Carolina’s housing crisis
Kamala Harris helped deliver funding to get more seniors and working families in Mecklenburg County into affordable homes. Her plans for addressing the housing crisis if elected President will impact many North Carolina families. More seniors and working families will have affordable homes in Mecklenburg County, due to more than $158 million in funds from…
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Harris-backed policies helped this North Carolina grandmother get healthcare. Her new plans want to do even more.
As a presidential candidate, Kamala Harris is building on previous efforts to improve health care in North Carolina.
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Biden-Harris administration supports working families, child care programs in North Carolina
Vice President Kamala Harris announces lowered child care costs for working families in North Carolina, building on prior federal funding for child care programs and promising more.
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Speaking in Raleigh, Kamala Harris unveils new plans to lower housing, food, and childcare costs
In her eighth visit to North Carolina this year, VP Kamala Harris proposed plans to build three million new homes, help first-time homebuyers and renters, stop price gouging, and provide economic support for families.
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Opinion: We must help communities that have been left behind, no matter who wins in November
In this op-ed, Justin Maxson and Sarah Jaynes advocate for prioritizing federal investments to uplift all communities and ensure widespread economic benefits.
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Two years in, the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health care costs and creating a clean energy jobs boom in North Carolina
The Inflation Reduction Act ensured that 135,000 North Carolinians were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 57,000 North Carolina seniors, and incentivized manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
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Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.
