NC Democratic Party leader Anderson Clayton runs to the problem – engaging voters
Anderson Clayton came to lead the NC Democratic party in 2023 with a long list of goals, including appealing to rural voters. That list got longer this year.
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White House to press forward with FDA nominee despite US Senate chairman’s concerns
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration will face challenges securing Senate confirmation after the committee chairman in charge of that process expressed doubts.
NC Republicans take the stage at the GOP midterm convention
Laurie Buckhout, the GOP candidate for the NC-01 congressional seat, touted Republican tax cuts at the Republican midterm convention.
Amid solid job numbers, a North Carolina economist sees troubling headwinds
Kenan Institute Research Economist Sarah Dickerson characterizes the latest national jobs report as “solid and steady.” But if you are looking for a job this summer, Dickerson says the job market does not appear to be strengthening, either.
Pro-data center group trying to change opinions in NC with ad campaign
North Carolina Connects has sponsored a six-figure advertising campaign touting the economic and business benefits of data centers.
NC legislators look to Charlotte pilot to address ‘boarding’ crisis in emergency departments
It’s a problem that’s become all too familiar: a child dealing with a mental health crisis is taken by their family or law enforcement to a local emergency department, only to stay in the ED for days or weeks on end with no real treatment plan.
NC legislators report state budget progress
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Endangered red wolves rebound in NC with four litters of pups born this year
North Carolina is home to the only wild population of red wolves in the world. It got a little larger this spring.
Trump’s newest order on birthright citizenship blocked in federal court
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman barred the Trump administration from denying citizenship to babies born in the United States to parents deemed part of a designated terrorist organization or to parents who came to the U.S. in what critics call “birth tourism.”
States ease child labor laws ahead of summer hiring season
Four states — Indiana, Nebraska, Washington and West Virginia — enacted laws this year that weaken child labor protections, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank. In all, 13 states had bills seeking to weaken those protections; some are still under consideration.