The dog days of summer and the traditional August congressional recess have both arrived, but that isn’t preventing some lawmakers from continuing to work hard on an array of important issues that confront the nation. One of those lawmakers is North Carolina Fourth District Congresswoman Valerie Foushee. Recently NC Newsline caught up with Foushee and […]

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For several years now, fossil fuel interests have been attempting to construct a pipeline that would transport fracked natural gas from West Virginia, down through Virginia, and possibly into North Carolina. And as NC Newsline has reported in depth, the Mountain Valley Pipeline (and the proposed North Carolina extension known as MVP Southgate) raise a […]

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One of the most helpful steps taken by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic was the provision of aid to the nation’s childcare providers so that at least a significant percentage of them could remain in business. With federal aid now winding down and employers having trouble filling jobs throughout the economy, however, it’s […]

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For the past several weeks things have gone quiet at the North Carolina General Assembly. The 2023 session isn’t over – far from it – but, as NC Newsline learned recently in special two-part conversation with Wake County State Rep. Julie von Haefen, the decisions about when the House and Senate will finalize the budget […]

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A recent report documents some interesting and worrisome findings about the North Carolina Supreme Court. The group People’s Parity Project Action looked at scores of state Supreme Court rulings over a period of several years in cases in which individuals sued corporations and employers. Their central finding: an extended record of defeat for average citizens […]

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