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Federal court’s abortion pill ruling makes eminent sense

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2024/06/05

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North Carolina’s rapidly snowballing gambling mess

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2024/06/04

The physical therapy facility was a beehive of activity at 8:00 a.m. on a Tuesday. In a big and well-lit room, dozens of patients – most of them aging and trying their best to stave off various ravages of time – stretched awkwardly on tables or did their best to make use of exercise machines […]The post North Carolina’s rapidly snowballing gambling mess appeared first on NC Newsline.

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Will you be AWOL in the upcoming elections?

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2024/06/03

Not voting in the presidential primary and general election is tantamount to an act of dereliction of duty, even desertion when it comes to defending and protecting our democratic republic. At a bare minimum, it certainly can be considered cowardice and laziness. Offended? We should be. Being disappointed or disgusted with the candidates seeking our […] The post Will you be AWOL in the upcoming elections? appeared first on NC Newsline.

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Take the money and run

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2024/06/03

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NC GOP disappoints with its treatment of veterans group

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2024/05/31

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Absurd claims like imagined plot to kill Trump would...

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2024/05/30

When FBI agents converged on Mar-a-Lago in August of 2022, they did not come just to seize highly classified national-security documents that Donald Trump had taken illegally from the White House and then refused to return, in defiance of a court order. Those agents had come to kill Trump. That is, if you believe the […]The post Absurd claims like imagined plot to kill Trump would be big…if they were true appeared first on NC Newsline.

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Duke Energy’s plan to build more gas-fired power...

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2024/05/29

Over the last few months, hundreds of North Carolinians turned out at statewide public meetings to express concern about what’s in Duke Energy’s current Carbon Plan proposal. Despite the data showing how risky and expensive gas is for customers, Duke Energy isn’t budging from its plans for one of the largest gas plant build-outs in […] The post Duke Energy’s plan to build more gas-fired power plants is wrong for consumers and the environment appeared first on NC Newsline.

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UNC’s retreat on DEI is emblematic of a simple truth...

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2024/05/28

There was a time in American history, after the Revolution and prior to the Civil War, in which many white Americans – North and South – said it was unnecessary to affirmatively combat slavery or seek to restrict it because it was an obsolete institution that would eventually wither and die on its own. Thankfully, […] The post UNC’s retreat on DEI is emblematic of a simple truth the right refuses to see appeared first on NC Newsline.

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Sharpening up….(for a veto override)

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2024/05/27

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NC legislators continue to ignore teacher vacancy crisis

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2024/05/27

In 2023 state policymakers were confronted with alarming data: teacher vacancies had hit record highs. Not only did 1 in every 18 classrooms lack a licensed teacher, but districts serving the greatest share of Black students and students from families with low incomes faced the greatest shortages. In other words, the teacher shortage had reached […] The post NC legislators continue to ignore teacher vacancy crisis appeared first on NC Newsline.

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Unmasking the truth about the conservative agenda in...

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2024/05/21

The North Carolina legislature has enacted a lot of half-baked and destructive laws over the last 13-plus years of conservative rule. There was the HB2 debacle in which lawmakers made the state a national pariah and laughingstock by promoting the preposterous notion that male sexual predators were diabolically masquerading as transgender women in order to […] The post Unmasking the truth about the conservative agenda in Raleigh appeared first on NC Newsline.

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The immunocompromised vs. the logic-compromised

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2024/05/20

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Can a billionaire make North Carolina’s public...

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2024/05/20

Despite strong opposition, the North Carolina Senate voted this month to boost enrollment in privately run K-12 schools by doubling state funding for tuition subsidies called “opportunity scholarships.” More than $200 million is earmarked for kids in high-income families. Why would Republican leaders do this now when polls show voters oppose subsidies for the rich? […] The post Can a billionaire make North Carolina’s public schools poor? appeared first on NC Newsline.

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Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Another gun...

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2024/05/18

I blame Sarah Palin for the Republican male obsession with tough-talkin’, pistol-totin’ women candidates. Remember how “Mama Grizzly” leaned out of helicopters to shoot wolves in her native Alaska? How she killed AND dressed out a moose before dawn? How her hunting prowess could fill the freezer with fresh reindeer burgers? She was the right […] The post Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Another gun totin’ GOP woman pol flames out appeared first on NC Newsline.

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School voucher changes will benefit North Carolina’s...

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2024/05/16

Think of the things that you’ll be doing over the next year—planning a vacation to the beach, getting some tacos at a restaurant, hosting a regular game night with friends, or volunteering at a local food pantry. Imagine if you could receive thousands of dollars of public subsidy to do these activities you were already […] The post School voucher changes will benefit North Carolina’s wealthiest households appeared first on NC Newsline.

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The Trump team’s radical plan to gut American public...

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2024/05/14

In many ways, it’s one of the great mysteries of modern American policy debates: What does the political right aim to achieve by destroying public education? The idea of siphoning off billions of public dollars to fund private school vouchers is more obvious: It’s a straight money grab that abets the longstanding desire of many […] The post The Trump team’s radical plan to gut American public education appeared first on NC Newsline.

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The Chamber’s bottom line

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2024/05/12

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Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Zombie cicadas...

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2024/05/11

If some chipper soul greets me with “It’s a good day to have a good day!” I usually just punch ‘em in the throat and keep moving. Not today, Satan. Today is a good day because…we’re not cicadas. Yes, the underground creatures we love to complain about (“so noisy!!”) and whose sad husks we flick […] The post Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Zombie cicadas are having the time of their lives appeared first on NC Newsline.

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The stats that really matter in assessing K-12...

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2024/05/09

When I was a kid, I would sometimes ask my parents for money. Call me crazy, but I didn’t really care how much came from my mom versus how much came from my dad. I cared about whether or not I could afford to buy the latest Tribe Called Quest tape and whether I was […] The post The stats that really matter in assessing K-12 education funding appeared first on NC Newsline.

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Faith leader urges Tillis to strengthen family...

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2024/05/08

As a faith leader in North Carolina, I was dismayed to see Congress pass a recent funding bill that will harm some members of our communities by expanding immigration detention and other enforcement efforts. This comes on the heels of North Carolina’s Senator Tillis being a key negotiator for a recent Senate deal that would […] The post Faith leader urges Tillis to strengthen family immigration appeared first on NC Newsline.

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