Why does this keep happening? And what can be done to stop it? These questions elicit a familiar routine in the wake of mass shootings like the Valentine’s Day slaughter of seventeen students and teachers in Parkland, Florida. Gun control advocates decry the gun lobby and document the NRA’s contributions to Republicans offering “thoughts and […]
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“I Don’t Want to Die in My High School”: Students and Activists Call for Stricter Gun Control Laws at Raleigh Town Hall
North Carolina students are calling on elected officials in the state to wipe their hands clean of NRA funding and enact stricter gun control laws in the wake of last week’s massacre at a high school in Parkland, Florida. The students—who spoke at a town hall last night at Raleigh’s Pullen Memorial Baptist Church—were joined […]
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NRA Foundation Gave More Than $450,000 in Grants to North Carolina Schools and Shooting Clubs
The NRA Foundation gave $458,785 in grants to North Carolina schools, police departments, gun clubs, and Boy Scouts chapters, according to a 2016 report last year from the organization. The grants, among other things, support shooting programs for youth across the country. The report is light on details about the grants except to say that […]
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North Carolina Lawmakers Consider Arming Teachers to Prevent School Shootings. Here’s What Local Teachers Have to Say
As survivors of last week’s deadly massacre in Parkland, Florida, rallied today at the state capital to advocate for tougher gun control laws, some North Carolina legislators want to arm teachers to prevent future school shootings. The suggestion came during a press conference yesterday announcing the formation of a new school safety committee. As part […]
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N.C. Child Health Report Card Gives the State “F” Grade for Child Poverty, But Highlights Other Health Gains
The North Carolina Child Health Report Card, released annually by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) and NC Child, issued its lastest report today, highlighting troubling disparities for children’s health outcomes across racial and socioeconomic lines. The report card focuses on four key indicators pertaining to children’s health: healthy births, access to care, secure […]
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Ronnie Long Has Spent Four Decades Behind Bars for a Rape He Might Not Have Committed
Hidden evidence, shady police tactics, and an all-white jury—there’s reason to think Long got a raw deal.
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Deportation Set for Cary Church Member with Life-Threatening Medical Condition
Gilles Bikindou, a Cary church member and native of the Republic of Congo, is slated to be deported on Friday, the Greenwood Forest Baptist Church announced this afternoon. According to the church, Bikindou has a life-threatening illness, and it believes he will die if he is deported back to the Congo. Bikindou has been a […]
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Cooper’s Deal with Atlantic Coast Pipeline Developers Makes Strange Bedfellows of Environmentalists and the John Locke Foundation
Last week, North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality issued a crucial water-quality permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a $5 billion mega-pipeline project slated to run through eight eastern North Carolina counties. Since its introduction, the ACP has been incredibly controversial. The six-hundred-mile project, spearheaded by Duke and Dominion energies, would carry fracked gas from […]
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And the Winner Is…Not North Carolina
President Trump will grace the nation tonight with his first State of the Union address (spoiler alert: tremendous), and in response, Politico has offered up its State of the States list—an annual ranking of all the best states in the country, including the District of Columbia. North Carolina doesn’t get the worst marks in the […]