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Thousands of veterans deluge VA with claims for toxic exposure benefits, health care
by Jennifer Shutt
Thursday, November 24, 2022
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is processing claims at the fastest rate in its history, hoping to avoid a significant backlog as hundreds of thousands of veterans apply for health care and benefits under the landmark toxic exposure law Congress passed earlier this year.

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News

Student loan repayment pause extended by White House amid legal battles over relief plan

By Ariana Figueroa

11/23/2022

Dishonorable discharge: Runoff from a former industrial site is contaminating an important NC lake

By Lisa Sorg

11/22/2022

Two communities find a cure for medical debt: pandemic stimulus funds

By Casey Quinlan

11/21/2022

Monday numbers: A closer look at how Buncombe County women are criminalized for poverty and substance use

By Kelan Lyons

11/21/2022

Original Commentary

Judges not legislators: State Supreme Court’s legitimacy depends on continued respect for precedent

By Rob Schofield

11/22/2022

Swift action

By John Cole

11/21/2022

Could election results spur an immediate reversal of a landmark state Supreme Court ruling?

By Steve Ford

11/16/2022

Voters to politicians: Leave abortion rights alone

By Rob Schofield

11/15/2022

Editorial Cartoon

Swift action

By John Cole

11/21/2022

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Order in the court

By John Cole

11/14/2022

Out of costume.

By John Cole

11/7/2022

Making the best of things

By John Cole

10/31/2022

Radio Interviews & Commentaries

We can’t surrender to gun violence madness

11/25/2022

Hunger knows no holiday. Here’s how to help.

11/24/2022

Declining state investments shake public confidence in core services

11/23/2022

Republican judges and justices should honor their pledges by respecting precedent

11/22/2022

Congressman-elect Wiley Nickel of North Carolina’s 13th District talks about the 118th Congress and why he thinks it’s still possible for Democrats and Republicans in Washington to find common ground

11/21/2022

Western Carolina University political scientist Dr. Chris Cooper discusses why Democrats did well in congressional elections even as Republicans extended their control over state government

11/21/2022

Events

August 4 Crucial Conversation: Moore v. Harper: The latest NC gerrymandering case and its implications for American democracy

7/22/2022

April 27 Crucial Conversation: The current and future state of abortion access in North Carolina

4/13/2022

Jan. 27 Crucial Conversation: Donald Cohen on his new book, “The Privatization of Everything”

1/18/2022

September 9 Crucial Conversation: Why progressives should be working to keep state-sponsored sports gambling out of NC

8/31/2021

August 5 Crucial Conversation: Theodore Johnson on his new book, “When the Stars Begin to Fall”

7/23/2021

May 6 Crucial Conversation: David Zucchino on his new book, “Wilmington’s Lie”

4/26/2021

Videos

Sen. Thom Tillis and Sen. Cory Booker on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination – 4-04-22

Clayton Henkel 4/5/2022

Sen. Thom Tillis (NC-R) praises Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Clayton Henkel 3/24/2022

Former Ohio Governor John Kasich on the moral case for NC to expand Medicaid

Clayton Henkel 3/16/2022

Rep. Marcia Morey on the need to include the Leandro remedial order in the state budget

Clayton Henkel 9/27/2021

Gov. Cooper: Medicaid expansion, better teacher raises must be part of budget compromise

Clayton Henkel 8/28/2019

Sen. Jay Chaudhuri on the ongoing fight for Medicaid expansion

Clayton Henkel 7/23/2019

Equality NC’s Kendra Johnson on finding hope, equality on Stonewall’s 50th anniversary

Clayton Henkel 6/28/2019

BTC Economist Patrick McHugh on why legislators must do more to improve broadband access in NC

Clayton Henkel 6/26/2019

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