FEMA expands support services in North Carolina
Home owners and renters in an additional 12 North Carolina counties are now eligible for monetary assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Pharmaceutical Executives Face Prison Time In Case Linked To Opioid Crisis
John Kapoor, the former billionaire who founded drugmaker Insys Therapeutics, is among the executives to be sentenced for racketeering.
Some Title X Recipients Will Have More Time To Comply With New Abortion Rules
The rules block recipients of federal grants from referring patients for abortion. The Trump administration says groups working in "good faith" will have until Aug. 19 to provide written assurance.
ACLU Pushes Feds To Reject Alamance County's Immigration Enforcement Request
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina is urging the federal government to reject a county's request for immigration enforcement funds.
Will The Government Help Farmers Adapt To A Changing Climate?
The livelihoods of farmers and ranchers are intimately tied to weather and the environment. But they may no longer be able to depend on government research to help them adapt to climate change.
Federal Requests For Immigration Holds Continue To Decline
A research group at Syracuse University has determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is decreasing its practice of asking local police to hold detained immigrants.