Eleanore Wood

Rocky Mount Telegram: Advocacy groups rally against voter suppression and court rigging

By Eleanore Wood / April 18, 2018 / Comments Off on Rocky Mount Telegram: Advocacy groups rally against voter suppression and court rigging

The people of North Carolina know that an independent judiciary and fair elections are the keys to our democracy. Politicians in Raleigh have been enacting unconstitutional laws attempting to suppress the votes of young and African American voters. When those are struck down by the courts they decided to try to rig the courts in…

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Six-figure ad campaign spotlights lawmakers who voted to let Duke Energy pass coal ash costs to electricity consumers

By Eleanore Wood / April 18, 2018 / Comments Off on Six-figure ad campaign spotlights lawmakers who voted to let Duke Energy pass coal ash costs to electricity consumers

Digital ads hold lawmakers in Triad & Charlotte areas accountable for key vote that enabled a “coal ash rate hike” that is now hitting millions of North Carolinians RALEIGH — Progress NC Action is announcing a six-figure digital ad campaign titled “Coal Ash Rate Hikes: Sticking You With The Bill” to spotlight state lawmakers on a key…

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The Greensboro News & Record: N.C. public school workers have little to fear and everything to gain

By Eleanore Wood / April 17, 2018 / Comments Off on The Greensboro News & Record: N.C. public school workers have little to fear and everything to gain

When adjusted for inflation, educators in North Carolina are making 12% less than they were in 1999.  Their classroom budgets have been cut in half over the last 10 years.  They continue to be asked to move mountains without being given the resources to do it.  Educators around the country are demanding that conditions be…

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From The Winston-Salem Journal: Town hall highlights concerns with education funding in N.C.

By Eleanore Wood / April 12, 2018 / Comments Off on From The Winston-Salem Journal: Town hall highlights concerns with education funding in N.C.

When adjusted for inflation teachers in North Carolina are making 12% less than they were in 1999.  Per pupil spending in the last ten years has been cut in half.  The expectations for teacher’s performance continues to get higher yet they are given fewer and fewer resources.  It’s time that our teachers be paid a decent…

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Rewire: Scott Walker Just Made Wisconsin the Latest State to Ban Abortion Coverage for Government Workers

By Eleanore Wood / April 12, 2018 / Comments Off on Rewire: Scott Walker Just Made Wisconsin the Latest State to Ban Abortion Coverage for Government Workers

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed a bill prohibiting the state’s health insurance program from covering abortion care for state and local public workers. This is just another attempt by conservatives to take away health insurance from those who need it. All people deserve access to affordable abortion care. In North Carolina, abortion is covered…

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From The Fayetteville Observer: GenX pollution shows how deregulation can kill us

By Eleanore Wood / April 10, 2018 / Comments Off on From The Fayetteville Observer: GenX pollution shows how deregulation can kill us

Years of slashing budgets of watchdog agencies and cutting regulations on polluting companies have directly led to the poisoning of our water.  With more and more contaminants being found in the water in and around the Cape Fear River it’s time lawmakers did something to stop it.  It’s time for politicians in Raleigh to put…

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From The Fayetteville Observer: GenX pollution shows how deregulation can kill us

By Eleanore Wood / April 10, 2018 / Comments Off on From The Fayetteville Observer: GenX pollution shows how deregulation can kill us

Years of slashing budgets of watchdog agencies and cutting regulations on polluting companies have directly led to the poisoning of our water.  With more and more contaminants being found in the water in and around the Cape Fear River it’s time lawmakers did something to stop it.  It’s time for politicians in Raleigh to put…

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From The Salisbury Post: Teachers, students put civics into action

By Eleanore Wood / April 9, 2018 / Comments Off on From The Salisbury Post: Teachers, students put civics into action

Teachers and students around the country are exercising their rights to demand action from lawmakers.  Teachers are demanding better pay and students are demanding a safer world. Together they have the potential to change education in our country to be safer and more effective.  It’s time politicians listen and represent the best interest of the people.…

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From Public Radio East: Teacher Vacancies Hard To Fill In ENC

By Eleanore Wood / April 6, 2018 / Comments Off on From Public Radio East: Teacher Vacancies Hard To Fill In ENC

The Republican tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations led to big cuts in public school funding in North Carolina. When adjusted for inflation teachers in our state are making 12% less than they were in 1999-2000. Now teacher shortages are a problem around the state as teachers move away for higher pay or…

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From The News & Observer: In NC’s struggling regions: ‘Folks feel like they’ve had the hell kicked out of them.’

By Eleanore Wood / April 3, 2018 / Comments Off on From The News & Observer: In NC’s struggling regions: ‘Folks feel like they’ve had the hell kicked out of them.’

The tax cuts touted by Republicans as the economic boost North Carolina needs has been anything but helpful to struggling families in North Carolina.  While things are booming in the Triangle and Charlotte it does nothing for impoverished rural residents.  With cuts to social services and public jobs, residents in cities like Goldsboro are left…

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