Paige Masten

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Paige Masten

Pride Month has long been an occasion for companies and institutions to display their support for the LGBTQ+ community, whether it be for profit or for principle. It’s often a trivial gesture, but it can have a meaningful impact for a community that had long been relegated to the shadows of society. But more recently, that support has waned amid a regressive political climate that has made many companies rethink their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion.

3 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Paige Masten

Sen. Thom Tillis was among three U.S. Senate Republicans who the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which would afford pregnant people additional accommodations like a place to sit and extra bathroom breaks. AP Despite an intense wave of dissatisfaction from Donald Trump and the MAGA wing of his party, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis might not have to worry about a primary when he runs for reelection next year.

1 month ago | charlotteobserver.com | Paige Masten

House Republicans listen during a press conference about their budget bill at the Legislative Building on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. The News & Observer When North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOP) officially launched in 2022, it sought to answer a simple, but ambitious, question: Would using Medicaid to address socioeconomic disparities improve people's health?

1 month ago | charlotteobserver.com | Paige Masten

Charlotte Mayor Vi Alexander Lyles leaves the pulpit after addressing the recently reported settlement where the current city council and mayor praised the police chief and offered little information on the closed doors settlement in Charlotte, NC. The Charlotte City Council members watch on in support of the Mayor and Police Chief after defending remarks made by their colleague City Councilwoman at-large Victoria Watlington in the press.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Paige Masten

Immigration officials detained a man in east Charlotte as he was taking his son to school Monday morning. The principal of Charlotte East Language Academy confirmed in a message to families that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was present near the school’s drop-off line, and witnesses reported that the man was taken into custody. We should be outraged. Abruptly separating people from their families, as ICE has been doing across the country for months, is cruel and traumatizing enough.