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The weekend reads: Thousands poised to lose insurance coverage, educators facing legislative headwinds, new efforts to protect our power grid and calls for police accountability
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As many as 300,000 people in North Carolina could be on track to lose their government health insurance by the middle of next year.
This estimate comes from the state Department of Health and Human Services, which is making plans to verify the family, health, and income information of Medicaid recipients to ensure they are eligible for the plan. ‘insurance.
States are to begin verifying enrollees’ eligibility for Medicaid coverage in April, with the goal of removing those who are no longer eligible within the next 12 months.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, people who used Medicaid were recertified every year, with information such as income and family size checked to see if they continued to qualify. People using Medicaid can lose and gain coverage as their incomes fluctuate or their family circumstances change. [Read more…]
This is the first in an occasional series of stories on greenhouse gas emissions and their sources. See a show trends slideshow for municipal landfills that emit more than 100,000 tons of methane per year.
JFive million tons of trash rot in the Sampson County landfill: disposable nappies from Durham, moldy remains of refrigerators in Wake, face masks and old toothbrushes from Brunswick, and various wrecks from 44 counties in the State.
Over time, the detritus of our lives, especially food waste, breaks down in the landfill and emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas that ranks second only to carbon dioxide in driving global climate change. human origin. Largely due to the tonnage of decaying trash, Sampson County ranks second in the nation for methane emissions:[Read more…]
“Frankly, that number should scare and scare everyone in this room.”
A C Plank of Governors President Randy Ramsey ofmade a sobering assessment on Thursday of North Carolina’s recent reading scores and system efforts to improve literacy instruction. A report published by the National Assessment of Progress in Education (NAEP) last fall showed fair 32% of North Carolina fourth graders were at or above reading fluency in 2022. Ramsey said plank members than students who cannot read at the end of the third year is much less likely to graduate from high school, enroll in college, and earn a degree.[Read more…]
Many factors come into play in building and maintaining a strong and healthy democracy: free, clean and transparently funded elections; inclusive suffrage; freedom of expression and association; an independent news media; predictable and reliable law enforcement; and an absence of widespread corruption. Oh, and at least one more: a strong and independent judiciary that prioritizes the protection of citizens’ rights. All over the world – especially in countries where democracy is fragile or in difficulty – the stories corrupt and/or compromised judicial systems are sadly familiar: [Read more…]
The request has bipartisan support, but State The superintendent is particularly quiet
The State Plank of education accepted to interrogate legislators to Support full enforceation” of a court-approved school improvement plan during the 2023 budget deliberations. State plank and other supporters of Complete Plan believe he can transform North Carolina’s K-12 education system and push the State tofulfill its constitutional mandate to provide children with a solid basic education. The legislative interrogate is supported by Democrats and Republicans State plank named. The plank also asks for money to other initiatives, including: improving digital teaching and learning, supporting cybersecurity, eliminating co-payments for students to discounted meals, additional staff for charter schools, early learning initiatives, and the creation of a permanent Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration. [Read more…]
AEverything that separated Reece from freedom was only $300. But he could not aford to Publish them link, so on them morning of January 25, he aappearing via video, streamed from them buncombe County Detention center to them to researchroom of the district chief To research Judge James Calvin Hill. Reece asked them judge to make his bond unsecured, which would have aallowed him to get out of prison without having to To stock up ano money. Hill did not categorically reject them request, but said he would not decide immediately. Hill told Reece, his lawyer would visit him “probably todaytime,” aafter which Hill could lower his bond.
TheThere was silence for several seconds, long enough to to give the impression them the call had been interrupted. Thenot, an eruption. [Read more…]
As the North Carolina General Assembly begins its legislative session in earnest, this the weekthem A C System ask for extra money to reduce salary costs at universities and help students graduate on time. The A C The board asks to a one-time credit of $16.8 million to encourage eligible professors to retire and a recurring income of $7.5 million to helping students on five campuses who need to consolidate their on time graduation rates. money to retreat incentives would be available to all campuses,” said Jennifer Haygood, the systemfinancial director of , finally the weekboard meetings. However, five campuses would be prioritized: NC Central University in Durham, A C-Asheville, A C-Greensboro, Winston-Salem State University and East Carolina University in Greenville. [Read more…]
8. Bill would set up 24-hour security at Duke Energy substations
Representative Ben Moss Jr., has intabled legislation directly answer to a possible terrorist aattack on two Duke Energy substations in Moore County last december, ainflate as a recent shot inincident ayou a substation in Thomasville, in Randolph County. Someone used powerful guns to shoot them Moore County substations to them evening of Saturday December 3, power cut to more than 40,000 people for several days. The SBI aand FBI are ininvestigation, but did not name a suspicious. The foam is a Republican Representative Moore and Richmond Counties.
AAlthough his tongue is still skeletal, them Energy security Aside would provide 24 hour security systems at electrical substations “aagainst vandalism » aand other security threats. [Read more…]
The city of Pittsboro has sued more than 20 companies, including Chemours, DuPont and 3M, BASF and several other PFAS makers, for allegedly polluting its water supply with the toxic compounds.
The complaint was filed yesterday in Chatham County Superior Court. It asks the court to oblige the companies to reimburse the municipality for the expenses related to the reduction of PFAS in drinking water, as well as the damages related to the “loss of use” and the degradation of natural resources. The city is seeking a trial to determine additional punitive damages, which can be assessed if a judge or jury finds the conduct was intentional, fraudulent or malicious. [Read more...]
10. Photo Gallery: North Carolina residents hold police to account after Tire Nichols’ death
Dozens of people gathered in downtown Raleigh on Saturday to demand greater police accountability over the death of Nichols tire in Memphis. Five former Memphis officers are facing criminal charges for the brutal beating of 29-year-old Nichols. [View photo gallery…]
11. The weeklily Radio interviews and daily and Radio commentary:
Click here to them latest radio interviews and commentary with Policy Watch director Rob Schofield.
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