May 15 Watch 11:11 A look at primary elections and battles over abortion rights at the state level By William Brangham, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan There are political battles on the state level this week with a handful of primary races heating up and action on abortion laws. We check in with reporters Colin Campbell of North Carolina, Ryland Barton of Kentucky and Katie Meyer… Continue watching
May 13 Watch 2:47 News Wrap: Bangladesh, Myanmar brace for powerful Cyclone Mocha In our news wrap Saturday, a massive tropical cyclone barrels toward Myanmar and Bangladesh, Egypt says it brokered a new cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis, North Carolina’s governor vetoed a state ban… Continue watching
May 04 North Carolina House approves bill tightening abortion limits By Gary D. Robertson, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press North Carolina's House has approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state's ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to 12 weeks. Continue reading
Apr 28 North Carolina Supreme Court reverses electoral district, voter ID rulings decided last year By Gary Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina’s state Supreme Court has thrown out previous rulings that declared illegal both redistricting maps for excessive partisanship and a photo voter identification law for being infected with racial bias. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 8:36 Uninsured patients say North Carolina's Medicaid expansion is a life-changing development By John Yang, Sam Weber, Kaisha Young North Carolina is now the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The bipartisan expansion, signed into law last month, comes after a decade of Republican resistance in the state. As John Yang reports, it will be… Continue watching
Apr 05 North Carolina Democrat switches parties, giving GOP veto-proof control in legislature By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press A Democrat in the North Carolina state House has switched to the Republican Party in a move that gives the GOP veto-proof control of both chambers of the legislature. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 6:42 Why North Carolina is investing in expanded Medicaid access By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens North Carolina became the latest in a growing number of states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law marking a major victory for Democrats in their efforts to expand federally assisted… Continue watching
Mar 23 North Carolina approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Thursday's state House vote reverses longstanding opposition to the measure, which now goes to expansion advocate and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature. Continue reading
Feb 11 Raleigh police release video of repeated Taser use on man who died after arrest By Gary D. Robertson, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Police in North Carolina's capital city released body and dashboard camera footage Friday that shows the arrest of a Black man who died after officers repeatedly used stun guns on him. Continue reading
Feb 04 U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast By Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press President Joe Biden gave the order to take down the device after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America, becoming the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing. Continue reading