RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 18 (TNSgov) -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: A state court ruled Wednesday to allow a professor's lawsuit against North Carolina education officials to proceed, rejecting the bulk of the state officials' attempt to dismiss the case and evade responsibility for violating Dr. David Phillips' constitutional rights. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent Phillips, whom the North Carolina Governor's School fired after he spoke   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release: North Carolina lawmakers this week overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a pro-life bill that prohibits most abortions of unborn children at 12 weeks of gestation or later. Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Sarah Parshall Perry and Jay Richards, director of Heritage's DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family, released the following statement: "The override of Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's veto o  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: Gov. Henry McMaster signed, S.164, a bill to repeal most of South Carolina's certificate of need (CON) requirements for healthcare facilities and services. A CON would still be required for long-term care facilities and the CON for hospitals would sunset after three years. The Institute for Justice (IJ), which has brought lawsuits against CON programs in several states including neighboring  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 19 (TNStalk) -- NextGen America issued the following statement on May 17, 2023: * * * In response to North Carolina Republicans overriding Gov. Cooper's veto on the monster abortion bill, NextGen America President Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez released the following statement: "We commend Gov. Cooper and the thousands of activists who tirelessly fought to protect women's reproductive health across North Carolina as we witness this devastating and dangerous moment in  more

NEW YORK, May 18 (TNSres) -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: The overdose crisis in the United States has continued to worsen, with nearly 108,000 lives lost to overdose last year alone. North Carolina has seen a substantial increase in fatal overdose, especially among communities of color. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, overall overdose deaths have increased by over 72% since 2019, with incidents of fatal overdose dr  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, May 19 (TNSjou) -- RTI International issued the following news release: A pair of papers from experts at RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, suggest the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model, a five-year initiative designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center, was associated with statistically significant reductions in emergency department visits for both Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries during th  more