AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoYouth Entrepreneurship: Main Street Roanoke Rapids is launching “Main Street WaveMakers,” a free four-day business program for rising 7th–12th graders (June 8–11) with a youth marketplace chance at the Liberty on Main festival. Health Costs Pressure: Hospitals are bracing for more financial hits as Medicaid cuts loom and Medicare fee fights and drug-discount crackdowns heat up in Washington. Kids’ Safety Watch: North Carolina’s child fatality data shows infant mortality hit an all-time low in 2024, but deaths for ages 1–17 didn’t improve—prompting calls to update car-seat laws and strengthen protections around vaping, cannabis, and social media. Local Environment vs Growth: A debate is resurfacing in Warren County over whether solar can expand without harming the environment or the local economy. Weather: Eastern NC is heading into a hotter, mostly dry stretch, with the next meaningful rain chance late Thursday into Friday.
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