Author: The Carolinian

[caption id="attachment_12841" align="alignnone" width="1536"] (Photo: Clayton Henkel)[/caption] CAROLINA FOWARD - Members of a special NC House Committee voted Wednesday to advance a new constitutional amendment that would, if passed, require the General Assembly to set limits on the property taxes levied by local governments. State law already limits local governments to a maximum property tax of $1.50 per $100 value. The only way for local governments to exceed that limit

Gov. Josh Stein stood with advocates at the Executive Mansion on Wednesday to mark Black Maternal Health Week, and used the event to call on the General Assembly to close a $319 million Medicaid funding gap when they return to Raleigh next week. "If we do not fully fund Medicaid soon, health care for millions of North Carolinians could be in jeopardy, and the entire health care system weakens," Stein

By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian Raleigh's rapid growth is bringing new development, new residents, and new opportunities. But for many longtime Black residents, it is also bringing rising housing costs and growing concerns about being pushed out of neighborhoods they have lived in for decades. Over the past decade, the city's population has steadily increased, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, with thousands of new residents moving into

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A stunned Louisiana city struggled to come to grips Monday with the massacre of eight children carried out by a father who was separating from his wife and used an assault-style weapon despite a 2019 felony firearms conviction. The violence reverberated across Shreveport a day after the nation's deadliest mass shooting in two years. Schools brought in counselors for the victims' young classmates and community leaders

THE GUARDIAN - 'For many years, I've called myself a surrealist blues poet," says Aja Monet in her warm, deep voice. Sitting in a London cafe, the Los Angeles-based artist looks striking, with her blue braids woven up in an intricate style. She was up late uploading the final master recordings for her new album, The Color of Rain, which she says was heavily influenced by her reading around how

By Cindy Lamothe GOBankRates Working a minimum wage job can feel like constantly spinning your wheels without making any financial progress. But earning less doesn't necessarily mean building wealth and your financial dreams are off-limits, according to experts. "I've found that even with a low income, an intelligent way to grow wealth is by being careful with money," said Kelvin Wira, founder of Superpixel. "Focus on important things like rent

The Conversation-A public interest group filed a U.S. federal complaint against artificial intelligence hiring tool, HireVue, in 2019 for deceptive hiring practices. The software, which has been adopted by hundreds of companies, favoured certain facial expressions, speaking styles and tones of voice, disproportionately disadvantaging minority candidates. The Electronic Privacy Information Center argued HireVue's results were "biased, unprovable and not replicable." Though the company has since stopped using facial recognition, concerns

THE GUARDIAN - Afrika Bambaataa, who has died of prostate cancer aged 68, was an influential figure in the development and rise of early hip-hop. Often bracketed with Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash as one of the art form's initial innovators, he became especially associated with the use of electronic music, which he used as the backdrop to much of his output as a DJ, rapper and producer. Bambaataa's pioneering

Dana Hunsinger Benbow Indianapolis Star In football, they're called unicorns - those extraordinary players who have a toolbox of skills that make them not only versatile on the field, but a rare phenomenon to witness. Football unicorns make people stop and stare in wonder, incredulous at the feat they just saw them perform. Jaylon Smith was a football unicorn. An Indiana native, Smith won four state championships at Fort Wayne's

NC NEWSLINE - A North Carolina House committee voted on Tuesday to approve interim recommendations to improve public safety in the state, but lawmakers say they're a long way from finishing their work on involuntary commitment. The House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety is recommending that county jails consider using telehealth as a way for medical staff to evaluate the mental health of arrestees on site, instead