School board members in several counties concerned about security, amid heightened rhetoric, vandalism and death threats.
Posted inEducation
Vaccine mandates for NC school staffs are few and far between
School districts with vaccine mandates point to lower levels of COVID-19 transmission.
Posted inHealth
Postpartum Medicaid benefits could be extended to one year in budget
Senate budget draft extends postpartum benefits for a year for low-income families.
Posted inEnvironment
Chemours assessed $300k for air emissions violations
Department of Environmental Quality penalizes Fayetteville plant for exceeding limits on how much of its GenX chemical can be released into air.
![The Cherokee County Department of Social Services building in Murphy, N.C. on May 18, 2020. After an SBI investigation, A grand jury indicted several former DSS officials on Monday.[Frank Taylor/The Carolina Public Press]](https://i2.wp.com/carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cherokeedss.jpg?resize=1172%2C879&ssl=1)
Posted inPolitics & Government
County agrees to settle with woman separated from family as a child
Cherokee County negotiates first settlement for $450k in illegal DSS child separations, won’t admit wrongdoing as dozens more lawsuits await.