Sep 28, 2022
For more than a decade, Dana Cope grew the State Employees Association’s political power at the state legislature, representing 60,000+ state employees. So much so, a national union joined forces, and he ended up at the White House and exotic locations around the world.
Then, it all came to a screeching halt. In 2015,...
Sep 21, 2022
This summer, Congress passed a bill called the PACT Act, and the president signed it into law. It gives significant help to veterans impacted by burn pits. But it also helps victims and families from water contamination 40 years ago at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. It allows them to receive compensation. You have...
Sep 14, 2022
Nearly six years after Hurricane Matthew and four years after Hurricane Florence, thousands of families are still waiting for repairs or the rebuilding of their homes. Hurricane recovery is complicated in terms of state and federal programs, and there's plenty of red tape. This week, North Carolina Director of...
Sep 6, 2022
A 7-foot-2 Avery County man and NC State legend was a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team. Tommy Burleson got caught in the middle of a moment when terrorists were taking athletes to a bus and helicopter where they were taken to the airport and killed during a shootout. Burleson vividly remembers a gun to his...