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With North Carolina being one of the most important and hotly contested states in the upcoming November election, national and state-based pollsters are carefully and regularly monitoring voter attitudes and public opinion trends. And as News & Views listeners are well-aware, one of the best and most reliable experts in this realm is Meredith Colle…

Last week a pair of federal agencies announced some important new rules to protect workers. A new Federal Trade Commission rule bans non-compete clauses that have hindered the rights of workers to take better jobs. Meanwhile, a new Department of Labor rule will make millions of salaried workers employed in executive, administrative and professional…

For most people who leave North Carolina prisons each year, readjusting to life on the outside is incredibly difficult. A record of incarceration can prevent people from landing apartments or jobs. And even people who have been arrested but never convicted can also have a hard time shaking that history when their mugshots appear forever online. Rec…

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A member of the Ragin' Grannies, an environmental advocacy group, sings "No Frackin' Way," outside the Durham County Courthouse, where the NC Utilities Commission was holding a public hearing about Duke Energy's carbon plan. (Photo: Lisa Sorg) The post Critics raise big and legitimate concerns about Duke Energy’s carbon plan appeared first on NC Ne…

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North Carolina’s General Assembly returned to Raleigh this past week for the 2024 “short session” — a session that figures to feature debates on a number of familiar topics – including public and higher education, an impending childcare cliff, and funding for several state agencies that are struggling with staff attrition and vacancies. One lawmake…

There’s a very good argument to be made that the United States should guarantee free and universal early childhood education from birth to all American families. Nations that invest in the care of young children when their minds and bodies are still developing see vastly improved outcomes later on. Sadly, the U.S. is not yet one of those nations. I…

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Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, while justices hear oral arguments about whether federal law protects emergency abortion care. (Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom) The post Supreme Court case highlights another frightening assault on women’s health appeared first on NC Newsline.…

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Yolanda Hill Robinson with husband Lt. Governor Mark Robinson celebrating his primary victory on March 2, 2024. (Screengrab from Robinson's campaign YouTube channel) The post Lt. Gov. Robinson’s wife should cooperate with review of couple’s nonprofit appeared first on NC Newsline.