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Rep. Chuck McGrady checks his notes as he makes the argument on the House floor for the Raise the Age bill.
Posted inChildren's Health

North Carolina House Passes “Raise the Age” Bill With Broad Support

by Taylor Knopf May 18, 2017October 4, 2022

By Taylor Knopf The North Carolina House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to pass a bill that would raise the age at which teens who commit crimes are tried as adults to 18 years old. North Carolina is the last state in the nation that automatically sends 16 and 17 year olds to adult […]

Left: Electron microscope image of Naegleria fowleri in its cyst stage. Center: Electron microscope image of Naegleria fowleri in its ameboid trophozoite stage. Right: Electron microscope image of Naegleria fowleri in its flagellated stage.
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Infectious Disease, Public Health, State Health Policy

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