Emily Featherston
Investigative Producer
Massachusetts
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Emily joined the InvestigateTV team as an investigative producer in 2021. Before that, Emily was an investigative reporter and multimedia journalist at WECT News in Wilmington, North Carolina, where she focused on local government, election administration, healthcare and business stories. She came to television from the print world, having worked as an award-winning community journalist in Birmingham, Alabama. Emily is a graduate of Samford University with both a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a Master of Business Administration.
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Parents, educators, and elected officials agree that investing in school-based prevention efforts could help curb the rising rate of youth drug overdoses. The well-known D.A.R.E. program is one likely choice, but its effectiveness is in question.
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The drug benefit industry says it works to lower costs and improve outcomes, but critics say these 'middlemen' have too much control.
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Permission to Practice: Doctors, patients say insurance prior-authorizations put profits over people
Insurance companies say these reviews lower costs and protect patients, but what requires advance permission varies plan to plan, and critics argue the policies get between a patient and their doctor.
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Experts say $23 billion USDA program set a precedent for spending without Congressional oversight and had a concerning mix of political influence and limited compliance monitoring.
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A popular herbicide ingredient some farmers say is vital to business has devastated other farms because of the chemical's ability to drift under certain conditions. Enforcing the rules is in the hands of states, but there is a growing concern over whether federal action needs to be taken.
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Diabetes patients say they're being priced out of being able to afford live-saving insulin. Who's to blame is a matter of who you ask.
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The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requires research into the gender gap in vehicle crash testing, but lawmakers want Secretary Pete Buttigieg to take action now to close the Collision Division.
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Programs bridging public schools and homeschooling are growing fast, but critics worry about what that means for the future of education.
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Foreign entities have bought 13 million more U.S. farm acres in 10 years, but agriculture policy scholars say the total could be far more.
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The number of pharmacies dispensing 340B discounted drugs soared to more than 31,000 this year. Drugmakers struck back by halting some discounts.
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Included in the $1.2 trillion bill is a requirement for the government to take a look at crash test policies and procedures.
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As lawmakers debate including female drivers in more crash test standards, the agency in charge is staying quiet.
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Bills in both the U.S. House and Senate look to update crash test dummies and testing procedures to make sure drivers are equally protected.
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The lawsuit joins other litigation already pending against the companies.
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The man died after being attacked by another patient.
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The resignation of the two Republican members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections late Wednesday night has raised new questions about a vote, taken by the board in a closed session, that would ease some legal requirements pertaining to absentee by mail ballots.
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The news of changes to federal testing guidance came as a concerning surprise to local disease experts.
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The City of Wilmington leaders voted 5-2 to approve a sign saying “Black Lives Do Matter: End Racism Now” for downtown Wilmington.
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Attorney General Josh Stein said his office is joining a coalition of states that will file a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service over operational changes to mail delivery that were causing widespread delays and threatening mail-in voting for the upcoming November election.
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Council will consider the art installation Tuesday night.
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NC Attorney General Josh Stein spoke by video chat with WECT about potential scams.
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Attorney General Josh Stein announced his position on what comes next for Voter ID
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A Brunswick County Gold Star family received a new home, mortgage-free, just in time for Christmas.
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Environmental advocates argue the on-shore risks of drilling along the Atlantic Coast are just as significant as those off shore.
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A Wilmington mother is thankful her youngest son is alive after he was left alone in an after-school care bus in the hot summer sun Tuesday.
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In order to accomplish that, the NCSBE declined to appoint a full slate of members to the Bladen County Board of Elections because several nominees have served in the role.
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Like the other 43 Stoney Creek residents whose homes were damaged during Florence, the recovery process has been a slow and expensive one.
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Photo surfaces of McCrae Dowless and Mark Harris together at a dinner in March in Bladen County.
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“Once something is codified in the constitution, it becomes very difficult to change,” says UNCW professor Aaron King.
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