Alanna Joyner, Author at Progress NC Action

Raleigh N&O: Kansas is expanding Medicaid. What’s the matter with North Carolina?

By Alanna Joyner / January 12, 2020 / Comments Off

The North Carolina General Assembly convenes on Tuesday for a so-called “mini-session” amidst the budget standoff waged by legislative Republicans since last summer. Meanwhile, the health care spotlight is heating up on North Carolina Republicans as yet another red state — this time Kansas — has decided to expand Medicaid. From The News & Observer:…

In Case You Missed: It -Silent Sham payoff, voter ID ruling, Iran protests

By Alanna Joyner / January 10, 2020 / Comments Off

In Case You Missed It is a weekly roundup of the most important news articles, editorials, and op-eds in North Carolina — so you can stay plugged in without having to scour a dozen different news sites each day. Quote of the Week: “This was so last-minute” –April Shumard on Trump’s rushed deployment of the 82nd…

Settlement forces Duke Energy to clean up coal ash ponds — but who will pay for it?

By Alanna Joyner / January 9, 2020 /

After years of Duke Energy trying to shirk its responsibility to clean up its coal ash ponds, a new settlement means the energy giant will finally have to clean up these polluted ponds which have leaked countless tons of toxic chemicals into North Carolina waterways. From WRAL: Frank Holleman, senior attorney for the Southern Environmental…