Politics
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Teachers hate Mark Robinson’s idea to end science and history classes in elementary school
Depriving students of these subjects at this age would leave them unprepared for high school and college, the teachers said, and rob them of opportunities to develop their own interests. In his 2022 memoir, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson wrote that if he was in charge of education policy in North Carolina, students wouldn’t learn science…
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VIDEO: Trump’s Thoughts on the Civil War, Magnets, and more
Donald Trump covered a lot of ground during two recent campaign speeches. Here’s just some of what he said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine)
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Study: 65,000 rape-caused pregnancies in states with abortion bans
“Thousands of girls and women in states that banned abortion experienced rape-related pregnancy, but few (if any) obtained in-state abortions legally, suggesting that rape exceptions fail to provide reasonable access to abortion for survivors,” the study stated.
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VIDEO: NC Homeowners Face Insurance Rates Spikes
On August 1st, North Carolina homeowners could be hit with steep insurance rate hikes. The North Carolina Rate Bureau has requested an average increase of 42.2%. Some counties on the coast, like Carteret and Onslow counties, could see rates increase as much as 99.4% The public has the opportunity to provide input about these potential…
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VIDEO: Political Violence is Unacceptable
Three years after the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Joe Biden shared his thoughts on the effort to minimize the events of that day — and on the growing threat posed by political violence in the United States. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal &…
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Biden vows to ‘restore’ nationwide abortion rights in second term
During Tuesday’s event, the president and vice president highlighted several new measures the administration is taking to strengthen reproductive health care access, criticized extreme abortion bans, and highlighted the stakes of the 2024 election for reproductive rights.
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VIDEO: Rev. Heather Rodrigues: NC Abortion Law “Mandates Suffering”
On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a NC minister explains why Republican lawmakers’ abortion ban has made life more dangerous for women. The Rev. Heather Rodrigues of Duke Memorial in Durham was one of numerous faith leaders who spoke out Monday in Raleigh. Lawmakers’ 12-week abortion ban, which was part of 2023’s Senate…
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VIDEO: The Success of Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina
Medicaid expansion was launched on Dec. 1st and it’s already having a big impact on North Carolina, the state’s top health official told us. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kody Kinsley told Cardinal & Pine that his office automatically enrolled 273,000 North Carolinians into comprehensive health coverage. Kinsley says the success of enrollment gives…
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Op-ed: School Boards Matter More Than Ever
Access to high quality public education is a cornerstone of our democracy. Unfortunately, North Carolina politicians are attacking public education by gutting funding for schools and sowing distrust in teachers and administrators. This two-pronged assault on public schools robs children of the strong foundational learning they deserve. Statewide funding decisions deeply impact local schools since the biggest slice of…
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VIDEO: Don’t Sleep on What Happened in Texas
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that Texas doctors don’t have to provide emergency abortions. Wondering if that can happen in NC? Our correspondent Bonnie Fuller breaks down how reproductive rights could get even more dicey because of the precedent set in Texas by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals. View this…
