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Coronavirus Today – Sep. 17 – K-5 schools can open fully; Will ACC football team parents get stadium seats?; Contact tracing on college football teams

September 17, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – Sep. 17 – K-5 schools can open fully; Will ACC football team parents get stadium seats?; Contact tracing on college football teams - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper adds another learning option for elementary school children as NC COVID-19 trends and metrics improve.

By Anne Blythe For all those parents of elementary school children in North Carolina struggling with remote learning and wondering when schools can open fully for in-person classes despite the coronavirus pandemic, the governor had an answer on Thursday. Gov. Roy Cooper announced that on Oct. 5, public school districts and charter schools may choose […]

ACCESS NC is 514 pages of information on how people with disabilities can access state parks and facilities.

One Little Trim in the State Budget Makes Recreation Tougher for Tens of Thousands

November 11, 2015 by Editor

One Little Trim in the State Budget Makes Recreation Tougher for Tens of Thousands - North Carolina Health News

One line in the budget removed funding from ACCESS North Carolina, a guide to recreation for people with disabilities.

By Rose Hoban At Hanging Rock State Park, there are 60 sites where people can picnic, but only one table can be used by someone in a wheelchair. People in wheelchairs who want to get onto the beach at Fort Macon State Park have been unable to unless they bring their own special wheelchair with […]

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Eugenics Compensation Amendment Continues to Leave Some Victims Out

May 29, 2015 by Editor

Eugenics Compensation Amendment Continues to Leave Some Victims Out - North Carolina Health News

An amendment to the House budget would speed compensation to eugenics victims. Nonetheless, some victims have been left out in the cold. By Rose Hoban It was hours into the budget debate for the North Carolina House of Representatives and already dozens of amendments had been passed when Rep. Paul Stam (R-Apex) stood up to […]

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