NC budget proposal could cut crucial funding for state’s Historically Minority-Serving Institutions
By Brianna Atkinson | WUNC The North Carolina Senate’s proposal for the upcoming biennial state budget includes more than $180 million in cuts to the state’s public universities. The reductions could impact several higher education initiatives, ranging from tuition and academic […]
Read MorePrivate equity snaps up disability services, challenging state regulators
NEWSLINE – Private equity companies have gobbled up group homes and other services for people with disabilities, attracting the attention of state and federal regulators across the nation and alarming advocates. People with intellectual or developmental disabilities have suffered abuse, […]
Read MoreFormer US President Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer
May 18 (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after […]
Read MoreSE Raleigh Homeowners vs. City Development
Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Southeast Raleigh’s Old Towne subdivision is at the center of mounting tensions between residents, city officials, and developers, as frustration over a contentious street construction project continues to grow. What began three years ago with property […]
Read MoreTrump tax bill passes key panel to advance in US Congress
By David Morgan and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tax-cut bill, which had been stalled for days by Republican infighting over spending cuts, won approval from a key congressional committee on Sunday in a rare victory for Trump […]
Read MoreHabitat Wake’s Annual Home Builders Blitz: Ten Local Builders To Build Five New Homes homes in one week
By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer In a powerful display of community collaboration, ten for-profit builders are rolling up their sleeves and getting to work, partnering with subcontractors and industry leaders for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County’s annual Home […]
Read MoreAllison Riggs Certified as Winner in Race
By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer More than 180 days after North Carolina voters cast their ballots, Democrat Allison Riggs was officially certified as an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday morning in a ceremony inside the […]
Read MoreDeadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say
(AP News) Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists. The series of storms unleashed […]
Read MoreNon-scholarship athletes argue proposal to fix roster-limit rule in lawsuit does not go far enough
(AP NEWS) A court filing in the multibillion-dollar college sports lawsuit argues the proposed remedy for the roster-limit rule holding up the case does not go far enough in protecting walk-on and other athletes who lost their spots when schools started […]
Read MoreMore warning signs emerge for US travel industry as summer nears
(AP NEWS) Expedia Group said Friday that reduced travel demand in the United States led to its weaker-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, and Bank of America said credit card transactions showed spending on flights and lodging kept falling last month. […]
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