Politics
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Three years later, here’s how Biden’s American Rescue Plan has impacted North Carolina
The American Rescue Plan turns three today. Here’s how President Biden’s first signature accomplishment not only invested billions of dollars into North Carolina’s economy, but also made a difference in the lives of millions of people. Three years ago, on March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into law.…
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Biden takes aim at high costs during State of the Union speech
Biden called on Congress to pass a mortgage relief credit that would give first-time homebuyers an annual tax credit of up to $5,000 a year for two years. He also endorsed legislation to build and renovate roughly 2 million homes and vowed to crack down on “big landlords who break antitrust laws by price-fixing and…
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Biden proposes new actions to address housing shortages and high costs
The actions announced last week will promote fairer rental markets, boost the supply of affordable housing and manufactured homes, and help families who are struggling to make ends meet.
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Josh Stein proposes a ‘Working Families’ Tax Cut’
According to Stein’s campaign, the average working family in the state could receive upwards of $520 back under his plan to reinstate the State Earned Income Tax Credit, while families with three children or more could see up to $1,486 back in their pockets. North Carolina’s Democratic nominee for Governor Josh Stein unveiled a…
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Op-Ed: Rising rent is crushing folks in rural North Carolina
My neighborhood’s Facebook group in Guilford County is where you can find a neighbor to fix your broken pipe when a plumber can’t be reached or help cut up a dead limb when an arborist is too expensive. Potlucks are arranged in this group and, right now, the local community center is using it to…
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NC’s primary election results show the far-right’s power in the Republican Party
From the president to the state’s top education official, there is nothing but distance between the two major parties on several issues, including reproductive rights, public school funding, and LGBTQ protections.
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Biden caps credit card late fees at $8
More than 45 million Americans who are charged late fees on credit cards each year will save an average of $220 annually under the new rule.
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First over-the-counter birth control pill will go on sale this month
Upon hitting store shelves, Opill will become the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.
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Tuesday is Election Day. Here’s what you need to know
Here are some tips on voter ID, polling hours and what’s at stake in this election.
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100,000 families to see lower child care costs under new Biden policy
According to the White House, a family of three in North Carolina earning $44,000 annually could stand to save close to $110 per month under this new rule.
