Nearly 1 in 3 workers in North Carolina get paid poverty wages. Today’s audio commentary takes a closer look at the need to raise the current minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Here’s Policy Watch’s Rob Schofield:
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EPA asks for feedback on shipping waste to Sampson County, then admits it’s been doing just that — since 2017.
The stench punched them in the face. People scurried across the parking lot of the Snow Hill Missionary Baptist Church, trying ... -
Cooper launches Office of Violence Prevention as Republicans send gun reform bill to his desk
Last week Gov. Roy Cooper announced that he’d launch an Office of Violence Prevention, an initiative aimed at reducing violence and ... -
Limits on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland gain support in Congress, despite skepticism
WASHINGTON — Bipartisan momentum is building in Congress to restrict China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing U.S. farmland, a reflection ...
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Weekend reads: GOP targets diversity efforts, State Supreme Court revisits 2 key rulings, and teachers a top priority in Cooper budget
In this issue: 1. General Assembly asking for info on DEI at UNC campuses as GOP targets diversity efforts This week ... -
Weekend reads: What’s owed NC’s school children, making school boards partisan, and families harmed by fentanyl have their say
In this issue: 1. The Medicaid expansion celebrations are premature North Carolina has witnessed a spate of glowing and upbeat news ... -
’11 North Carolinians every day’: Senators move to increase punishments as fentanyl overdoses rise.
State Sen. Michael Lazzara has seen more than his share of families crushed by the scourge of fentanyl in his home district ...
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Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Would-be book censors need to chill out
A few years ago, I wrote a book called “You Don’t Sweat Much for a Fat Girl.” It was a “New ... -
Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Sleeping in separate bedrooms doesn’t equal broken marriage
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Here’s how the FTC’s proposed ban on non-compete clauses would help workers
It would raise wages for low-income workers while letting employers choose who to hire American workers generally have little job security. As ...
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