North Carolina

TL/DR - Walter Gaskin, North Carolina's Cabinet Secretary for Military and Veterans Affairs, is retiring from his position. Grier Martin, a former state representative and currently the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, will take over the role. The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, which manages state…

TL/DR - The Inflation Reduction Act, a part of the Biden administration's policy agenda, includes a provision that could negatively impact the development of pill-form drugs, often used by seniors to manage various health conditions. This could particularly affect more than 2.1 million Medicare beneficiaries in North Carolina due to…

TL/DR - Emma Elementary School commemorated Pioneer Day with various activities to allow students to experience pioneer life, enriching their understanding of history. Students learned to make butter and yarn, gaining an understanding of the effort required for everyday pioneer tasks and an appreciation for modern conveniences. The school also…

TL/DR - The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could undermine the development of new therapies for psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia due to a disparity in how it treats small and large molecule drugs. The Act protects new large molecule medicines for 13 years, but only grants small molecule drugs, which comprise almost all psychiatric…