On Wednesday, the Senate Health Care Committee passed House Bill 808 (H.B. 808), which would prohibit medical professionals from performing surgical gender transition procedures, giving puberty-blocking drugs, or giving cross-sex hormones to minors.
Published: Friday, August 18th, 2023 @ 12:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Senate lawmakers approved a bill prohibiting biological males from competing in sports designated for biological females at North Carolina schools and universities. It will now seek the House’s concurrence before advancing to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 12:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House Health Committee passed a measure Tuesday that would ban public health facilities, or any providers under contract with them, from performing surgical gender transition procedures on minors
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 10:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill under consideration in the North Carolina Senate would ban work requirement exemptions for able-bodied adults without children who are receiving food stamps.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 1:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, for the first time, a North Carolina House committee heard a bill (S.B. 3) to legalize marijuana use for certain medical reasons. The House Health Committee did not hold a vote on S.B. 3 but discussed the bill for about 30 minutes.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 1:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bipartisan bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company that could transfer billions in surplus policyholder money passed in the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee Wednesday.
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, news broke that state House Rep. Erin Pare, R-Wake, is weighing a run for Congress. Pare is currently the only Republican lawmaker who represents part of Wake County.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 6:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill that would ban transgender surgeries for minors in North Carolina was hurried through a House committee on Tuesday.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 6:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bipartisan House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to reorganize and create a holding company that could transfer billions in surplus policyholder money is on its way to the House Rules Committee after passing in the House Insurance Committee Wednesday.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 5:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey spoke out against an N.C. House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to create a holding company in which it could move policyholder money.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 8:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the House Health Committee will consider several bills that critics say are likely to raise insurance costs for consumers.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Senate Health Care Committee held a discussion Wednesday on a bill that would help those affected by medical debt, and members are hoping that the second time is the charm.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 7:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz asserted during a Senate hearing Wednesday that American cities have worrisome crime and homelessness problems which have impaired the company’s operations.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 6:31 pm
By: Daily Wire
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State and local governments in North Carolina would be barred from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for employees or students under a bill passed March 21 by the House Health Committee.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 11:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After a recent all-night HBO binge session, Dr. Anthony Fauci reportedly called up his friends at the Wuhan Institute to see if they could make him a batch of that gnarly zombie fungus from the series The Last of Us.
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2023 @ 3:04 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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On Tuesday, N.C. Senate Health Committee leaders unveiled the details of the Medicaid expansion agreement with state House leaders made last week.
Published: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 6:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill to ban sex-change procedures on minors in Tennessee passed in the state House on Thursday and will go to the desk of Republican Governor Bill Lee.
Published: Friday, March 3rd, 2023 @ 6:15 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Young adults who formerly identified as transgender are testifying in favor of banning the chemical and surgical treatments for minors that medically harmed them.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 1:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre lost her cool against a conservative reporter after she pressed Dr. Anthony Fauci on his approach to COVID.
Published: Sunday, December 4th, 2022 @ 10:38 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Dr. Anthony Fauci has steered another lucrative grant to study bat viruses to the same company suspected of conducting gain-of-function research at the mysterious Chinese laboratory where some experts believe COVID-19 was hatched.
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2022 @ 12:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina House Health Committee discussed a bill Thursday that would direct the state health agency to come up with a Medicaid Modernization Plan, to expanding Medicaid with work requirements for the expansion enrollees.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 8:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina House leaders have called a Health Committee meeting for first thing Thursday morning, June 23, 2022, to vote on a bill that would direct the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop a Medicaid Modernization Plan by December 15, 2022
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 5:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly continued taking up significant, and at times controversial, policy items this week.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The average foster child in North Carolina has been in seven different living environments, like homes or facilities, and is on six prescriptions,” Sen. Jim Burgin, R-Harnett
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 @ 8:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent Civitas poll found that 66% of likely voters say K-12 public education is headed in the wrong direction.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 10:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is facing fresh calls for an investigation on its federally funded research on fetal tissue, after information surfaced that many say is troubling.
Published: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 @ 8:18 am
By: Judicial Watch
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NCACC Weekly Update — May 7
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 10:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bipartisan Bill Called “Game-Changer” for Families
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 9:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State treasurer says charges to state employees health insurance should be transparent.
Published: Saturday, April 17th, 2021 @ 7:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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East Carolina University senior Marianne Congema has wanted to be a nurse since fifth grade, when her mother had a heart attack followed by an extensive hospital stay.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2020 @ 12:01 pm
By: ECU News Services
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If North Carolina’s Republican lieutenant governor wins his legal battle with the Democratic governor, a leading voice within the state’s political Left might deserve a bit of credit.
Published: Sunday, August 9th, 2020 @ 8:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Group will work to identify and address inequities highlighted by COVID-19
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 2:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A Senate bill to ensure visitation rights for hospital patients passed the House unanimously Thursday, June 25.
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2020 @ 3:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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