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Nonpartisan research initiative examining and describing economic challenge in North Carolina. Based at the North Carolina Central University School of Law.
A federal judge has ordered the USDA to send out SNAP benefits. But it's unclear when the money will go out.
If you need food assistance in Orange or Durham County, NC, check out the following resources:
Orange: orange.ces.ncsu.edu/foodsecurity...
Durham: www.endhungerdurham.org/food-resourc...
If you need food assistance in Orange or Durham County, NC, check out the following resources:
Orange: orange.ces.ncsu.edu/foodsecurity...
Durham: www.endhungerdurham.org/food-resourc...
Find Food in Orange County
Download our Orange County Food Resource List Here for Print. View a maintained list of food distributions, pantries, and other food security support resources in Orange County. If your organization ...
orange.ces.ncsu.edu
October 31, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A federal judge has ordered the USDA to send out SNAP benefits. But it's unclear when the money will go out.
If you need food assistance in Orange or Durham County, NC, check out the following resources:
Orange: orange.ces.ncsu.edu/foodsecurity...
Durham: www.endhungerdurham.org/food-resourc...
If you need food assistance in Orange or Durham County, NC, check out the following resources:
Orange: orange.ces.ncsu.edu/foodsecurity...
Durham: www.endhungerdurham.org/food-resourc...
Before Medicaid expansion in NC (over 669,000 people enrolled in 18 months!), people *died* because they couldn't afford adequate, consistent, reliable health care. Little did I know then that the entire country would be plunged into that same grim reality.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Another report suggests Medicaid cuts could lead to thousands of deaths
The new report estimates that coverage losses could lead to delayed care, increased hospitalizations and more deaths. Its findings echo a study published in June.
www.nbcnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Before Medicaid expansion in NC (over 669,000 people enrolled in 18 months!), people *died* because they couldn't afford adequate, consistent, reliable health care. Little did I know then that the entire country would be plunged into that same grim reality.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The recently passed budget bill will weaken social security, shortchanging younger Americans, and it doesn't do a thing for most retirees, who already don't owe federal income tax.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/y...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/y...
Social Security Sends Misleading Email Claiming to Eliminate Taxes
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The recently passed budget bill will weaken social security, shortchanging younger Americans, and it doesn't do a thing for most retirees, who already don't owe federal income tax.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/y...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/y...
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Trump promised not to touch Medicare—but that’s exactly what this “big beautiful bill” will do, to the tune of $535 billion in cuts. CAP’s Don Berwick explains the harm:
You Thought Medicare Was Safe? Think Again.
Sequestration threatens more than $530 billion in cuts to the program over nine years. The results will be catastrophic.
contrarian.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump promised not to touch Medicare—but that’s exactly what this “big beautiful bill” will do, to the tune of $535 billion in cuts. CAP’s Don Berwick explains the harm:
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The Senate passed the Republican budget bill yesterday
This bill would unleash Trump’s radical mass deportation agenda & destroy nearly 6 MILLION jobs
Trump wants to TRIPLE deportations, to 1M/year. This budget will give him the $$$ to do it, says @benzipperer.org:
www.epi.org/blog/the-rep...
This bill would unleash Trump’s radical mass deportation agenda & destroy nearly 6 MILLION jobs
Trump wants to TRIPLE deportations, to 1M/year. This budget will give him the $$$ to do it, says @benzipperer.org:
www.epi.org/blog/the-rep...
July 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Senate passed the Republican budget bill yesterday
This bill would unleash Trump’s radical mass deportation agenda & destroy nearly 6 MILLION jobs
Trump wants to TRIPLE deportations, to 1M/year. This budget will give him the $$$ to do it, says @benzipperer.org:
www.epi.org/blog/the-rep...
This bill would unleash Trump’s radical mass deportation agenda & destroy nearly 6 MILLION jobs
Trump wants to TRIPLE deportations, to 1M/year. This budget will give him the $$$ to do it, says @benzipperer.org:
www.epi.org/blog/the-rep...
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"This country deserves better than this dumpster fire of a bill," says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social.
Read her full statement here: www.epi.org/press/epi-pr...
Read her full statement here: www.epi.org/press/epi-pr...
July 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"This country deserves better than this dumpster fire of a bill," says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social.
Read her full statement here: www.epi.org/press/epi-pr...
Read her full statement here: www.epi.org/press/epi-pr...
In NC, the Senate budget bill would kick 663,000 North Carolinians off health insurance by eliminating Medicaid expansion. Other folks would lose Medicare coverage. The toll in human suffering is unquantifiable. The economic cost is in the $billions. This is a clear statement of values.
July 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
In NC, the Senate budget bill would kick 663,000 North Carolinians off health insurance by eliminating Medicaid expansion. Other folks would lose Medicare coverage. The toll in human suffering is unquantifiable. The economic cost is in the $billions. This is a clear statement of values.
Says the NYT: "Millions of low-income Americans could experience staggering financial losses under the domestic policy package that Republicans advanced through the Senate on Tuesday."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Says the NYT: "Millions of low-income Americans could experience staggering financial losses under the domestic policy package that Republicans advanced through the Senate on Tuesday."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Our website is small now but I promise it'll grow. Coming soon: maps and mythbusting!
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As the Justice Department slashes funding to programs across the U.S., Wilkes County’s planned recovery court was halted before it started.
Trump Cuts Imperil North Carolina Court to Alleviate Opioid Crisis
As the Justice Department slashes funding to programs across the U.S., Wilkes County’s planned recovery court was halted before it started.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
As the Justice Department slashes funding to programs across the U.S., Wilkes County’s planned recovery court was halted before it started.