by Michael McElroy | Jun 30, 2020 | POLITICS
People between the ages of 25 and 49, who account for about 45% of NC’s coronavirus cases, have not taken the virus seriously enough, expert says. Coronavirus is surging in North Carolina, and young people are a big reason why, a Duke professor and former commissioner...
by Susanna Birdsong | Jun 30, 2020 | POLITICS
SCOTUS’ 5-4 decision is a major win for women’s health advocates, but lawmakers in nearly every state, including NC, introduced 300+ anti-abortion bills last year. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June Medical Services v. Russo reaffirmed what we’ve long...
by Josh Israel | Jun 30, 2020 | COMMUNITY
Public health experts and economists warned that moving too quickly would only make things worse. Public health experts and economists warned that moving too quickly would only make things worse. Numbers of COVID-19 cases in states that rushed to reopen for business...
by Justin Parmenter | Jun 30, 2020 | POLITICS
After a decade of bad education policy from the NC General Assembly, NC’s new superintendent, whoever that is, shouldn’t be concerned about hurting Republicans’ feelings. Recently State Auditor Beth Wood released another damning Department of Public Instruction audit,...
by Pat Moran | Jun 30, 2020 | POLITICS
Law passed nearly unanimously with little discussion in the early morning hours last week at the NC General Assembly. A little more than a month after George Floyd’s death, a NC bill would allow officials to keep records of police custody deaths out of the public eye....