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The State of Healthcare Employment in North Carolina

WPTF StaffApr 20, 2024
The State of Healthcare Employment in North Carolina

Healthcare workers (image used under license from shutterstock.com) WPTF Staff The healthcare workforce ecosystem has seen some improvement in North Carolina, but are changes happening quick enough to meet future demand?  A new workforce report from…

More than 900,000 N.C. Households to Lose Affordable Internet if Federal Funding is Not Renewed

Media HubApr 7, 2024
More than 900,000 N.C. Households to Lose Affordable Internet if Federal Funding is Not Renewed

A stack of computers waits to be cleaned and sorted for donation at the Kramden Institute in Durham, N.C. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (Photo credit: Alexandria deRosset/ UNC Media Hub) Alexandria deRosset via UNC Media…

State Treasurer Dale Folwell: N.C. State Health Plan “Under Siege” by “Cartel of Healthcare Providers”

Anthony DeHartApr 7, 2024
State Treasurer Dale Folwell: N.C. State Health Plan “Under Siege” by “Cartel of Healthcare Providers”

Weight loss medication (image used under license from shutterstock.com) Anthony DeHart North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell was the guest on this week’s edition of “Carolina Newsmakers,” with Don Curtis, where he gave an update…

‘Nobody’s Listening:’ NC Department of Environmental Quality Fails to Regulate Water and Air Pollution from Poultry Farming

Media HubMar 31, 2024
‘Nobody’s Listening:’ NC Department of Environmental Quality Fails to Regulate Water and Air Pollution from Poultry Farming

Chickens at Poultry Farm (Image used under license from shutterstock.com) Ashley Quincin via UNC Media Hub Jefferson Currie steps outside his home in Moore County, and the stench of chicken waste lingers in the air.…

Naloxone Advocacy by Students, for Students

Media HubMar 31, 2024
Naloxone Advocacy by Students, for Students

Nalaxone and Narcan (Photo Credit: Samuel Long, UNC Media Hub) Samuel Long via UNC Media Hub After Bella Grumet, a UNC-CH senior majoring in neuroscience, lost a close friend to an overdose last year, she…

State Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger on NC’s Financial Health: “We Have a Very Healthy Fund Balance”

Anthony DeHartMar 31, 2024
State Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger on NC’s Financial Health: “We Have a Very Healthy Fund Balance”

Entrance of the NC Legislative Building (Photo used under license from shutterstock.com) Anthony DeHart Lawmakers will be coming back to Raleigh in a few weeks for the “short session,” primarily to make adjustments to the…