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People line up at a table to get their state identification cards during a reentry simulation. Lack of ID is one of the first challenges people newly released from incarceration face.

What’s it like to return home from incarceration? Hands-on simulation highlights some of the challenges of reentry

by Rachel Crumpler December 19, 2024December 19, 2024

Gov. Roy Cooper, a white man in his 60s wearing a suit with a purple tie, stands at a lectern during an event marking the one-year anniversary of the state’s passage of Medicaid expansion.

With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy

by Jaymie Baxley December 5, 2024December 6, 2024

A large group of child care advocates and providers hold signs and pose for a photo at a town hall advocating for funding.

State Health Policy

N.C. House passed bill that funds child care centers for three months

by Grace Vitaglione November 20, 2024November 20, 2024

Damaged roads after Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina are impeding the work of social services offices.

Children's Health

Damaged infrastructure creating challenges for social services in NC disaster counties

by Carolina Public Press November 16, 2024November 16, 2024

Shows a man in a suit standing at a podium as the crowd cheers and takes photos. He has won in the 2024 election and will be involved in health policy. A group of family members stand behind him.

State Health Policy

How the Nov. 5 election will shape health policy in the coming legislative session

by Rose Hoban, Anne Blythe, Will Atwater, Rachel Crumpler, Taylor Knopf and Grace Vitaglione November 7, 2024May 16, 2025

Two photos appear. The left photo shows a woman in a birthing pool with her face down as she works through contractions. The right photo shows a gravel road leading to a house with a rainbow in the sky.

Helene piled on additional stress, challenges during pregnancy and delivery

by Rachel Crumpler October 25, 2024October 25, 2024