April 1, 2010 -
By Maya Rockeymoore, New America Media Now that the health care reform bill has been signed into law, President Obama and the Democratic Congress have a significant legislative victory to call their own. While many are relieved that the United States has finally been able to gain a foothold on reform -- an accomplishment that has eluded presidents for almost 100 years -- plenty of others are still wondering what the changes will mean for their lives.
March 31, 2010 -
Yesterday, the Institute for Southern Studies released a report showing how the economic crisis could spell trouble for the 2010 Census count, looking at the example of recession-rocked North Carolina.
March 30, 2010 -
By A.C. Thompson, ProPublica
March 30, 2010 -
As the nation prepares for Census Day on April 1, the Institute has released a new report [pdf] which finds that areas of North Carolina are at high risk of not being fully counted in the 2010 Census due to the economic recession and housing crisis that have hammered parts of the state.
March 30, 2010 -
Economic woes put North Carolina counties in danger of undercount in 2010 Census Study ranks 100 N.C. counties by risk level of losing millions of dollars in federal funds due to job losses, housing crisis
March 29, 2010 -
Emergencies were declared at two Progress Energy nuclear power plants in the Carolinas over the weekend due to fires. There was also a fire at a nuclear power plant in Ohio on Sunday that sent two firefighters to the hospital.
