A new bipartisan bill in the senate is aimed to strengthens background checks by ensuring a person’s criminal history is uploaded to the FBI. The bill requires federal agencies and states to produce plans for submitting those records. It also penalizes ones that fail to report that information. The bill is Washington’s response to the Texas church shooting, after the…
New grades were revealed on North Carolina’s report card for child health care and officials are concerned that repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act could seriously impact the state. The North Carolina Institute of Medicine report shows North Carolina received an “A” for making significant progress towards ensuring that all children have access to health insurance, but the report…
In a new study that ranks the best and worst states to live in, how did the Carolinas fare? North Carolina ranked significantly better than South Carolina, coming smack-dab in the middle at No. 25. According to the US News and World Report study, the Palmetto State came in close to the bottom at No. 45. The report took into account…
(FOX NEWS) – There’s apparently a deadly flaw in 911’s response system if you’re calling from a cellphone. A new report shows there is no guarantee that dispatchers will know your exact location. That’s because most 911 centers determine a mobile caller’s location based on technology that was adopted two decades ago — before cellphones were equipped with GPS. So, instead…
