The recent government shutdown showed the divide between establishment Republicans and the Tea Party.
Since its launch, many have had trouble signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace website. In turn, many Democratic candidates in North Carolina are trying to distance themselves from the site’s problems.
This is the fourth installment of a series chronicling the political activities of members of the UNC-system Board of Governors.
This is the fourth installment of a series chronicling the political activities of members of the UNC-system Board of Governors. Henry W.
Hospitals will now have more freedom to determine whether to accept certain types of patients for presumptive eligibility – which will provide temporary coverage during Medicaid expansion. In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced they would require state Medicaid agencies to allow hospitals autonomy to determine whether they would accept additional categories of patients – such as parents, caretakers, patients with breast or cervical cancer, senior citizens, former foster care children, and those wanting family planning services. Don Dalton, the vice president of public relations for the N.C.
A member of the N.C. General Assembly was filmed making a joke about President Barack Obama being born in Kenya.
A Republican Party official in Buncombe County has been forced to resign after making inflammatory remarks for a segment on the Daily Show.
This is the third installment of a series chronicling the political activities of members of the UNC-system Board of Governors.
This is the third installment of a series chronicling the political activities of members of the UNC-system Board of Governors. G.
“Who isn’t fed up with what is going on in Washington?” Alan Simpson asks Erskine Bowles in their new campaign ad about the national debt and federal shutdown. Bowles, former president of the UNC system and chief of staff in the Clinton Administration, and Simpson, a former Republican U.S. Senator, call for bipartisan unity to solve the debt crisis in their new ad.
Last week, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., spoke on the Senate floor about how the government shutdown is negatively affecting North Carolina’s economy.
On Saturday, N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper hosted at-risk youth at UNC through the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. The University Day event was created to introduce students to the possibility of attending college.
N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper is hinting at a run for governor of North Carolina, but Republicans say it would affect his current position.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina regarding changes to the state’s voting laws, which the department says are discriminatory against minority voters. One of the main focuses of the lawsuit was the shortening of early voting, which U.S.
The split among congressional Republicans over whether it was wise to tie defund the Affordable Care while continuing to fund the government has been on display in North Carolina.
The government shutdown — now in its third day — has spurred a heated debate from most members of Congress. And now it is working its way into 2014 campaigns.
With the Senate campaign beginning, candidates are staking their pressing issues in North Carolina. After the North Carolina General Assembly passed a controversial budget, Sen.
As the government shutdown drags on for the second day, North Carolina is feeling the effects as federal agencies in the state furlough workers, and research universities brace for an impact to research. But what have North Carolina’s U.S. Congressmen and Senators said about the shutdown?
U.S. Congress, caught in a partisan gridlock, is on the verge of shutting down most of the government. Staff writer Olivia Lanier had an email exchange with Jason Roberts, a UNC political science professor, about what impact that would have.
On Saturday, terrorists attacked Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Tuesday that the four-day attack was over. Staff writer Kate Grise spoke with Bereket Selassie, a UNC professor of African studies, about the attacks and potential repercussions for the region and the United States.