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Mar 22, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
WATCH: Charlotte’s Stacy Staggs says the government should work for its people! 💪🏻We talked to Staggs about a new push to restore the pandemic-era child tax credit payments. The temporary reform proposed by President Biden cut childhood poverty in half during the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal lawmakers did not extend the tax credit, but there’s a bipartisan push to restore it.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
Dr. Abby Schultz, a Durham OB-GYN, spoke with @cardinalandpine about the repercussions of North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban. “It puts us in a really hard situation where we end up having to be the face of the law and the face of a law that we don’t agree with,” says Schultz.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
Our weekly roundup of the good news from all over NC includes a seriously ambitious rabbit in Onslow County. Plus: A high school basketball star from Sanford is tops in the nation. Hey NC! We’re here with a new installment of Good News Friday, where we bring you happy-go-lucky news from around the state. Because it’s not all bad news out there, regardless of what the TV’s telling you.Let’s hop into it.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
Texas resident Olivia Harvey had an ectopic pregnancy, which is the most common cause of maternal death in the first trimester. But harsh anti-abortion laws forced her to return to her home state of NC for care. For Asheville native Olivia Harvey, the word “congratulations” was maddening. Three months after an ectopic pregnancy—which is the most common cause of maternal death during the first trimester—Harvey was sitting on her couch in Dallas, Texas.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
Accolades for the masters of the pitmasters, honors for a groundbreaking NC State program, and more good news from around the state. Welcome back to Good New Friday, our weekly installment of good news from around North Carolina. This week we’ll get into a special birthday, major props for the NC State Wolfpack, and more.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
A stingray in Hendersonville is drawing international attention this month, and we can’t wait to see the pups. It’s almost the weekend and that means Good News Friday is hitting your phone (or laptop or tablet) with a fun roundup of happy local news. Today’s news is all about seeing stars—the celebrity kind. Let’s hop to it. You may have heard about the miraculous stingray, Charlotte, in Hendersonville’s Aquarium and Shark Lab.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
Most of the North Carolinians we talked to said the Biden tax credit payments made a big difference at the end of each month. Right now, there’s a push in DC to restore them. Most people don’t like taxes and don’t want to talk about them. Tax policy is complicated, after all. Most people just want to know if these policies help us or hurt us. For families, there are many reasons to believe President Joe Biden’s child tax credit policy helps—or helped.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
NC native Rhiannon Giddens performs onstage in 2022 in Los Angeles. The multi-instrumentalist and singer is featured on Beyonce's new song.(Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) It’s called “Texas Hold ‘Em” but NC is leaving a lasting impression on the superstar’s new country song. There’s good news all around the country this week with some pretty big ties to NC.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
Our weekly roundup of good news from NC is bound for outer space. Plus: The NC connection behind this week’s viral feelgood moment at the Grammys. Happy Friday everyone! It’s that good news time of the week we’ve all been waiting for. Let’s hop on in. Zena Cardman, a two-time graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill, is going to space this summer as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 .
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
cardinalpine.com | Leah Sherrell
Happy Friday everyone! Let’s get into the weekend the right way with a weekly recap of good news from around the state. For those who don’t know, the James-Beard Awards are like the Grammys of the culinary world, with yearly nominations that recognize exceptional talent. That includes chefs, restaurants, bakeries, and bars.
