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New Report Unveils Safety Issues in North Carolina County Jails
According to a recent report from Disability Rights NC, a majority of county jails in North Carolina have failed inspections from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) from 2017 to 2019.
New ‘Must Read’ Report Shines a Light on Women and Poverty in North Carolina
Over 3.2 million North Carolinians are poor or near poor, and many more experience economic instability and challenges over time.
Why Fusion Ignition Is Being Hailed as a Major Breakthrough in Fusion – A Nuclear Physicist Explains
Fusion is a nuclear reaction that combines two atoms to create one or more new atoms with slightly less total mass.
Teach for America Pilot Program Brings High-Impact Tutoring to NC Schools
North Carolina state test results in the wake of the pandemic showed marked reductions in grade-level proficiency, but one high-impact tutoring program seeks to make a difference.
“Targeted” Attack on North Carolina Power Grid May Be Linked to White Supremacist Plot
Unknown suspects targeted two North Carolina substations with gunfire last Saturday, disabling the power grid for days and leaving over 40,000 without electricity in Moore County.
‘We Are Sinking’: More Anxiety, More Violence, and a Shortage of NC Healthcare Workers
“Folks, we have a huge problem with mental health,” state Senator Jim Burgin (R-Harnett) told a room full of people at a town hall in Kannapolis last week.
NFL Welcomes First Transgender Cheerleader Justine Lindsey
“Cat’s out the bag. You are looking at the newest member of the Carolina Panthers Topcats Cheerleaders as the first transgender female,” Justine Lindsey announced on her Instagram after joining the NFL team in March 2022.
North Carolina’s Political Landscape for the Next Two Years
It has been three weeks since Election Day with all the North Carolina races called by the Associated Press.
Over $17 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve North Carolina State Parks
The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) awarded over $17 million in grants to fund nearly 40 local parks and recreation projects in the state.