Briah Lumpkins
Emerging News Reporter at The Charlotte Observer
(bree-uhh) | emerging news reporter @theobserver @miamiuniversity alumna | ✉️: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins
Blue, a Sapphire Gem chicken, is hugged by owner Mary Schroeder on Wednesday. Schroeder has been involved in a five-year legal battle with an HOA over her chickens. The battle concludes this month before the NC Supreme Court. [email protected] What makes an animal a pet? That they come when called? The way they curl up and rest in your lap while you watch TV? Or that they'll ride in the car with you - for a morning coffee or on trips to Hilton Head Island?
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2 weeks ago |
charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins
In a 5-2 vote, Monroe's City Council voted not to start a process to classify drag shows as adult entertainment. Drag shows in Monroe have been a hot button topic in the community for years. The latest chapter of Monroe Mayor Robert Burns' campaign against drag shows was shot down by the City Council Tuesday night, disappointing a large, devoted crowd of his supporters.
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2 weeks ago |
charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins
Frankie Clark, 80, has been on Medicaid since 2001 when she was diagnosed with high blood pressure. Access to Medicaid has helped cover treatments for several other of her conditions, such as diabetes, glaucoma and asthma. [email protected] Darcy Guill remembers what her life was like without health insurance. For a decade she was uninsured as multiple sclerosis progressed in her body, forcing her to step away from her career and leaving her with no income.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Briah Lumpkins
Darcy Guill remembers what her life was like without health insurance. For a decade she was uninsured as multiple sclerosis progressed in her body, forcing her to step away from her career and leaving her with no income. Trips to free clinics were a limited option to help treat her extreme fatigue, painful muscle spasms, vision problems and anxiety brought on by her disease. With Medicaid expansion, Guill is able to get affordable vital care she needs.
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3 weeks ago |
charlotteobserver.com | Briah Lumpkins
The Salvation Army closed Gaston County's only emergency homeless shelter in August. The city of Gastonia received federal dollars to build a new homeless shelter, but they have not been used. [email protected] Nearly two years after receiving millions in federal money to establish a homeless shelter, Gastonia has not spent the money, has no shelter and has no concrete plans to create one. The city blames federal red tape and a lack of contributions from other Gaston County towns.
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As D.C. considers potential cuts to Medicaid, North Carolina residents fear its impact. “If I’m uninsured again, it’s going to have a devastating effect on the quality of my life,” https://t.co/Khy9puGa66
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Two years after dedicating federal funds to building a non-congregate homeless shelter, the City of Gastonia has not spent the money. While Gaston County has no shelter, the city's plan to replace it is slow moving and filled with unanswered questions. https://t.co/60QzKnQgRE