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Report: Thousands in VA Could Get Booted from Medicaid Rolls
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia was one of the last states in the nation to expand the state’s Medicaid health-care program…
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Will Virginia Voters Demand Answers on Retirement Security?
RICHMOND, Va. – With state and local elections in Virginia less than a month away, AARP Virginia says it’s prime…
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Study Links Air-Pollution Exposure to Violent Crime
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Researchers have found a correlation between exposure to air pollution and aggressive behavior or violent crime. The…
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TN Medical Association Calls for Ban on Flavored Vape Products
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gov. Bill Lee has yet to respond to medical professionals calling for a statewide emergency ban on…
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More Tennesseans Screening Themselves for Depression
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – This is National Depression Screening Day, and mental health experts say that just as people might screen…
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Lawsuit Challenges NC State Prisons’ Use of Solitary Confinement
RALEIGH, N.C. – Four plaintiffs and the ACLU of North Carolina have filed a class-action lawsuit in a Wake County…
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NC Asthma Cases Prompt Push for Hyperlocal Air Monitoring
RALEIGH, N.C. – After spending decades treating people with severe asthma, a retired emergency room physician is calling for local…
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NC Elementary School Unveils New Outdoor-Learning and Play Space
RALEIGH, N.C. – School administrators at one Wake County elementary school have teamed up with the American Heart Association, the…
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NC Mother Testifies to EPA on Health Effects of Coal Ash
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – During a recent public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed loosening of coal-ash disposal regulations, Mooresville…
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In Western NC, 60-Mile Corridor to Highlight Cherokee Cultural Sites
FRANKLIN, N.C. – After preserving a sacred Cherokee site in Franklin, known as the Nikwasi Mound, members of the Eastern…
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