Federal Immigration Enforcement
Arrests of immigrant parents create mental health crisis for children
A Mom Called 911 For an Ambulance. NYPD Sent Handcuffs; 2 NC local governments are testing guaranteed income for people leaving incarceration.
justice
Report: Free prison, jail calls linked to better outcomes
Northampton Co., NC residents win 32‑month pause on data centers; xAI now has 46 gas turbines without air permits in Mississippi; Rent Freeze No Sure Thing in First Vote By Mamdani-Majority Board
housing
Emergency housing vouchers are ending early, leaving cities and renters scrambling
By Robbie Sequeira (Stateline) Published: April 27, 2026 A New York City mom and domestic violence survivor felt a flashback of fear when she received a notice in March that the emergency housing voucher she and her son have relied on since 2023 will run out soon. “It felt like
Federal Immigration Enforcement
Labor shortage expected for construction season after immigration enforcement in Minnesota
ECU Health’s plan to reopen hospital offers hope to an eastern NC county; Arizona universities quietly altered DEI offerings after the current U.S. president threatened funding cuts; After four patients died, Idaho governor approves restoring cut Medicaid mental health programs.
Iran
War puts Iran’s participation in World Cup, training plans in Tucson, Arizona in doubt
Voters push for change in closely watched NC primary contests
Federal Immigration Raids in North Carolina
Federal Immigration Raids Occur in N.C.
S.C. Senate's abortion bill fails in a subcommittee meeting
Mission Hospital
Asheville hospital out of immediate jeopardy; Analyzing the voting data in NYC and Va.
Wisconsin Worker’s comp bill with first raise in a decade for permanently disabled up for public hearing; Simple, short-term solutions to Asheville’s Black population decline are difficult to find, implement
climate change
Duke Health aims for statewide expansion
Growth collides with rising seas in Charleston, Why Dozens of Killings In Mississippi Prisons Go Unanswered, Feds Cancel Study on Health Impacts of Industrialized Hog Farms That Produce Biogas