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Ben Ledbetter

Ben Ledbetter is a versatile journalist that wrote for The Sumter (S.C.) Item, The (Lexington, N.C.) Dispatch, The (Asheville, N.C.) Citizen-Times and The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate.

Sex workers often harmed by Super Bowl sex trafficking narrative, advocates say

It's Monday, February 17, 2025 and in today's edition, we're covering how sex workers are harmed by Super Bowl sex trafficking narrative, the importance of Medicaid in North Carolina's rural counties and higher water bills following the fires in Los Angeles. Media

EXTRA: N.C. county in free speech battle, federal EV program in doubt, Palmetto State power bills to rise, Amazon warehouse workers begin union election

Media outlets and others featured in this edition: Carolina Public Press, Inside Climate News, South Carolina Daily Gazette, NC Newsline To continue reading the rest of each article, please click the link at the end of the excerpt. A new resource from the State Democracy Research Initiative makes the current

FEMA Extends Temporary Hotel Stays for Helene victims in WNC, But Not Without Widespread Confusion

FEMA Extends Temporary Hotel Stays for Helene victims in WNC, But Not Without Widespread Confusion

A loss of newspapers is a loss of good governance

What their loss means to states and municipalities

There are legal questions with Louisiana's indictment of New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills

There are legal questions with Louisiana's indictment of New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills

In today's edition, we're covering a New York doctor's indictment in Louisiana for providing an abortion pill prescription via telehealth, the first state court hearing in N.C.'s Riggs-Griffin race and more.

LA Fire Victims Have Become ‘Dysregulated,’ Making it Hard to Focus and Make Decisions

LA Fire Victims Have Become ‘Dysregulated,’ Making it Hard to Focus and Make Decisions

Donate to help us to further amplify some of the best journalism from nonprofit newsrooms Good morning. It's Friday, January 31, 2025, and in this morning's edition, we're covering Los Angeles fire victims living with emotional issues, the current U.S. president seeking to

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