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Legislators finally adjourned for the 2014 short session on Wednesday, August 20th which is almost seven weeks after originally anticipated....

Senators wrapped up the 2014 short session shortly after a midnight on Friday when they finally approved a state budget....

Last week, the General Assembly saw more action from the Senate than the House, and Senators have been meeting in...

What a week at the General Assembly! The Senate decided to work on bills that were sitting in the Senate...

Social workers found victory during the eighth week of the legislative short session with the acceptance of the proposed medicaid...

The end of session should be approaching soon. The evidence? The large volume of bills that were gutted, amended, and...

Legislators are still going back and forth on an adjournment date, but our latest predictions are that legislators will go...

By Kay Castillo, Director of Advocacy, Policy and Legislation, National Association of Social Workers, NC Chapter Week five of the...

Students Against Violence Everywhere In March 2013, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation declaring the month of April as National Child Abuse...

In reflecting on how my career has formulated, particularly in the fields of criminal justice, human services and social work,...

In recent news, Yusuf Neville, a prominent African American male, committed suicide by jumping from the parking deck of a...

Many transplants from all over the country come to North Carolina because it's a state with both mountains and beautiful...

by Shoshannah Sayers, Deputy Director of Southern Coalition for Social Justice Voting is a right, not a privilege. Somehow, this...

DURHAM - While the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP appreciates the fact that a bipartisan effort has been...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW In Mooresville, North Carolina, a disabled veteran was denied service at a restaurant because of his...

President Obama with Governor Pat McCrory Under the current political climate, members of the GOP have avoided any public displays...

Durham, North Carolina — Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America and NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina published the 23rd edition of Who Decides? The Status...

by Shoshannah Sayers, Deputy Director SCSJ On Monday, January 6, 2014 the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) presented oral...

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win.”~ Mahatma Gandhi Durham Police...

NC Department of Health Human Services The North Carolina Department of Health Human Services (NCDHHS) held a twitter town hall...