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#HeadsUpNC North Carolina faces #Trump #tariffs impact. #NC was 14th-largest exporting state in most recent data per US trade rep. In '23, $42.2B exports; biggest markets Canada, China and Mexico; most exports manufactured goods (5.5% of state GDP), $4.5b agriculture. #NCPol https://ustr.gov/map/state-benefits/nc

#HeadsUpNC News orgs across #NC are covering impact of federal actions, keep up here, also find links to send relevant info https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRlVftQbRvrDVGaAFqjP-NxWuqNCV3UOxqX04urKhbdpfDjr7_T0r942EpkuQERykd6FFSsoQoAx1UN/pub #NCPol #journalism (3/3)

Spreadsheet with data used in NC Health News analysis of federal program impact in North Carolina. Story also available for news outlets to republish. https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Medicaid-and-Trump-in-NC-1.pdf #HeadsUpNC #journalism #NCPol (2/3)

#HeadsUpNC: With major #Medicaid cuts on the table, this recent NC Health News breakdown shows rural #NC areas would feel greatest impact https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/02/17/medicaid-cuts-in-rural-nc/ #journalism #NCPol (1/3)

#HeadsUpNC The NC Chamber of Commerce is asking #Trump EPA to block limits on cancer-linked chemicals going from industrial facilities into Cape Fear basin drinking water sources. Peter Castagno explains complex battle affecting large chunk of #NC https://portcitydaily.com/latest-news/2025/02/17/north-carolina-chamber-asks-sen-tillis-to-help-prevent-14-dioxane-regulation/ #NCPol

Also, NC #journalists might note large percentages of "don't know" on significant policy issues and, strikingly, many voters aren't aware of election security measures already in place in #NorthCarolina even as GOP state and federal legislators move to add restrictions. This from new Meredith Poll. (3/3) #NC #HeadsUpNC #Trump #Stein #NCPol

The Meredith poll drilled down on questions such as Lumbee tribal recognition (majority approve) and eliminating US Dept of Education (most oppose), lots in this wideranging survey of #NC voters (2/3) #HeadsUpNC #Trump #Stein #NCPol

#HeadsUpNC: New Meredith University poll reported by several outlets has many interesting findings beyond #Trump approval (more disapprove than approve) and #Stein numbers (reverse): Worth reading full report, scroll to bottom for tables https://www.meredith.edu/wp-content/u... #NCPol (1/3)

#HeadsUpNC, #UNC issues guidance for university researchers on #NIH indirect funding cuts, which are supposed to take effect Monday. https://research.unc.edu/2025/02/08/o... #NCPol

#HeadsUpNC new data on ballots challenged by Jefferson Griffin in #NC Supreme Court election via NC elections guru Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social #NCPol

https://bsky.app/profile/gercohen.bsky.social/post/3lhohloo5sc2u

#HeadsUpNC, big gift to #NC community college system with impact across the state, aiming to move students into high-demand careers #NCPol

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/02/06/nc-community-colleges-launch-program-modeled-cuny-asap

#HeadsUpNC, this move has huge implications for #NC's major research universities and nonprofits, along with the ripple effect on employment and local economies #NCPol https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-slashes-overhead-payments-research-sparking-outrage

#HeadsUpNC, 200 workers at Durham-based nonprofit to be furloughed because of #Trump admin freeze on #USAID and many more may be at risk #NCPol #NC https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article299871939.html

#HeadsUpNC, #Fayetteville among first places to start to feel layoffs among federal contractors, which make up a significant presence in #NC wapo.st/4jJINrJ #NCPol

Second #HeadsUpNC on drinking water, @carolinapublic press reports on consequences of an administrative judge ruling shutting down limits on a "likely human carcinogen" (industrial solvent) now going into water supplies for a large swath of @Nc residents https://carolinapublicpress.org/68167/chemical-dumped-nc-cities-haw-deep-rivers-toxic/ #NCPol (2/2)

#HeadsUpNC: What's in your drinking water, 2 links. First, Port City Daily spells out why PFAS regulation that #NC leaders and residents have sought is facing headwinds from the Trump administration, and how that connects to #Project2025:
https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2025/01/29/trumps-order-freezing-pending-rules-pfas-regulation-mirror-project-2025/ #NCPol (1/2)

#HeadsUpNC via WUNC.org’s Rusty Jacobs, a NC Appeals Court judge is among funders of #NCGOP state Supreme Court election challenge, raising ethics questions, and more of who’s funding challenge and defense #NCPol #USPol https://www.wunc.org/politics/2025-01-30/gop-judge-donor-jefferson-griffin-nc-supreme-court

#HeadsUpNC —Federal PFAS regulation to keep drinking water safe might be dropped by the Trump administration #NCPol
https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/113891927639920967

#HeadsUpNC In the past, opposition has come from other federally recognized tribes, and a statement from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians principal chief indicates that hurdles remain, i.e. a political fight is ahead #HeadsUpNC https://indianz.com/NativeVote/2025/01/23/leader-of-eastern-band-of-cherokee-indians-issues-statement-on-lumbee-tribe/ (2/2)

#HeadsUpNC The Lumbee Tribe of NC has waited decades for funding that could come with federal recognition; Pres. Trump is following through on his campaign promise, though more steps are needed to get to the money part. https://www.wral.com/story/long-wait-almost-over-trump-pushes-for-federal-recognition-of-lumbee-tribe/21824211/ (1/2)

#HeadsUpNC: A Trump administration freeze on health research travel, meetings and work could have profound impact; in #NC, especially the Triangle area, funding from the National Institues of Health alone adds up to billions. The Washington Post reports on worries among health researchers nationally (gift link) https://wapo.st/4jI1Wuj

Here's a great resource to look up funding by state: https://www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-state/ I learned about this via scientists I follow on BlueSky

#HeadsUpNC #NorthCarolina #NCPol

#HeadsUpNC: #NorthCarolina public and private research universities, nonprofit research outfits and companies get literally billions in NIH funding, now frozen and perhaps threatened by the Trump administration's agenda https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring #NCPol (1/2)