Jason deBruyn
Jason deBruyn is the WUNC data reporter, a position he took in September, 2016.
In the role, Jason investigates story lines hidden in data to uncover untold issues that matter to North Carolinians. He passionate about giving a voice to the voiceless and using data to shine a light on disenfranchised groups have been taken advantage of.
Prior to joining WUNC, Jason covered the business of health care and pharmaceuticals for Triangle Business Journal in Raleigh, an affiliate of the American City Business Journals network. His reporting roots trace to the Enquirer-Journal, a community newspaper in Monroe, North Carolina.
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President Joe Biden was in Raleigh Thursday to encourage those who haven’t yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get a shot. He spoke at the Green Road Community Center in northeast Raleigh. In that part of town, just 35% of adults are at least partially vaccinated, which is well below the rate for Wake County as a whole.
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Across North Carolina, police seize millions of dollars in cash and other assets from citizens on the mere suspicion it came from criminal activity. Experts say the state actually has strong laws to protect citizens. But a gaping loophole allows law enforcement across the state to circumvent those state laws.
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A judge in Statesville last week barred Mooresville police from doing something that's increasingly common among local police departments in North Carolina: turning over cash seized from suspects to the federal government. In 2019 alone, police departments in the state got back more than $12 million through what's known as the Equitable Sharing Program.
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In a few weeks, a major health care program in North Carolina will get a total overhaul. But some Medicaid beneficiaries still have questions and concerns about the new system two weeks before it begins.
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Hospitals are not overrun with COVID-19 patients like they were in the winter. But the virus is far from eradicated. That's encouraging some who were hesitant at first, to get the vaccine.
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The federal $1.9 trillion stimulus bill did not include a measure to raise the federal minimum wage. North Carolina, like 21 others that set state-level minimums, is as low as federal law allows: $7.25, unchanged since 2009.
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A Durham-based life sciences company received promising test results on a new medical device that could become an in-home treatment for the coronavirus.
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This past spring, as stockpiles of personal protective equipment ran dry, North Carolina spent more than $220 million on various supplies, sometimes at a hefty markup.
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In the final countdown to Election Day, the Trump and Biden campaigns turned attention to a swath of land just north of the South Carolina border and to the diverse people who live there.
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Updated at 1:40 p.m. on 11/4/2020 Unlike some national races, the outcomes of most statewide races in North Carolina are more clear. Still, a few races...