Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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1 Million People Are Uninsured in North Carolina. The GOP Keeps Blocking Bills to Help.
If lawmakers expanded Medicaid, 634,000 people—59% of the state’s uninsured population—would gain health care coverage by 2022.
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North Carolina Workers Are Fed Up With the State’s $7.25 Minimum Wage
In 2019, Democratic lawmakers introduced at least seven bills to raise the state’s minimum wage, but not a single one received a committee hearing, let alone a vote, in the Republican-controlled legislature.
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Mitch McConnell Won’t Address Rising Drug Prices, So States Are Stepping Up
Drug prices have gotten so high in the U.S. that Utah pays to fly state workers to Mexico to purchase their drugs, gives them each a $500-per-trip bonus, and still saves tens of thousands of dollars.
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700,000 Americans Could Lose Food Stamps in April. We Spoke to One of Them.
Because of physical and mental health issues, Damon Smith depends on SNAP to survive. His benefits are now at risk because of a new Trump administration rule.
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Charlotte’s Affordable Housing Shortage Is So Bad That 1,000 People Waited in Line for 129 Apartments
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership issued an apology for falling “short in the planning and execution of the event.”
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The Alarming Reality of America’s Elder Care Crisis
Many people believe Medicare will cover long-term care costs, such as fees associated with going into a nursing home. It doesn’t.
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Why This North Carolina Official Voted to Make His County a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’
“If it comes to pass that they want to infringe upon the people’s rights to carry guns, it’s going to be a bad day for somebody.”
