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2024 Presidential Race | First Lady Jill Biden is heading to North Carolina to talk women’s health [Video]

DURHAM, N.C. — First Lady Jill Biden was in North Carolina as part of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research.

She delivered remarks on women’s health research in Durham.

“So many of us and so many of the women in our lives suffer from health conditions for which we simply don’t have the answers or solutions,” she said.

In her remarks, Biden called women’s health a top priority for her husband’s administration. She even announced that the administration would allocate $200 million in fiscal year ’25 toward women’s health research.

“Together we can write a new future for healthcare. A future where women leave doctor’s offices with more answers than questions,” she said.

UNC School of Medicine’s Dr. Genevieve Neal-Perry said for many years there has been little funding for understanding women’s health conditions, such as menopause. But she hopes this new infusion of funds will help change that trend.

“When you consider nearly 2 million women a year in …

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Aiken County parents upset at rumored school closings [Video]

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF)- Tuesday, the Aiken County Public School District is hosting the 3rd of 4 public input meetings regarding the renewal of a penny sales tax. The funds from the tax goes towards improvements to schools in the district. Parents will have a chance to tell district leaders what they DO and DO NOT []

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Kellogg School District moving to four day school week [Video]

KELLOGG, Idaho The Kellogg School District is reducing the number of days students attend classes to just four per-week. The idea was proposed in a May newsletter sent to parents. It is not clear whether funding issues could be a factor in reducing the number of days students learn each year in Kellogg. The