Eleanore Wood
On Tuesday a Florida judge ruled Florida’s 24-hour abortion wait period unconstitutional. North Carolina also has a law that requires you wait at least 24 hours before receiving abortion care. Wait periods restrict abortion access for many and ultimately hurt those seeking abortion care. There is no need to make people wait for an abortion.…
Read MoreThe NC GOP thinks smaller class sizes for grades K-3 are a good idea and it is a good idea. However, the unfunded mandate they have placed on schools will force them to either increase the class sizes of grades 4 and 5 or cut essential classes like computer science. Smaller class sizes are better…
Read MoreNorth Carolina citizens know that we must have fair and impartial courts. Republican’s in Raleigh disagree. They would like to rig our courts in their favor and cherry-pick judges in order to pass their bad laws unchallenged. This isn’t democracy and the people of North Carolina know it. From The Times News: https://youtu.be/0y4HXVNNcgQ?list=PLguET9G3gvzVa3Z9Rp8fzTJSMEynTbxMo The Alamance NAACP…
Read MoreIn 2017 the Trump administration made it clear they intend to limit women’s reproductive rights — by attempting to roll back the ACA’s birth control mandate and trying to block access to abortion care. Despite their constant attacks on reproductive rights, 645 bills were introduced in Washington DC to protect reproductive health rights and 86…
Read MoreOn a cold Thursday, dozens of people marched with tape over over their mouths up to the Mecklenburg County Courthouse in protest of the Republican-led legislature’s plans to rig our court system in their favor. They have already made the election of judges political, canceled an election, and drafted racially gerrymandered judicial districts in hopes…
Read MoreSmaller class sizes are good for students. Each student receives more individual attention and a better learning experience. Lawmakers in Raleigh have created a small class size mandate, but, have not provided any resources to be able to comply. This is a veiled attack on our public schools. Requiring more teachers and classroom space for every public…
Read MoreA procedural vote tied to a larger bill that leaves parts of HB2 in place indefinitely can under NO circumstances be considered a full repeal RALEIGH — After breaking their word by refusing to allow a clean vote on full repeal of HB2, Republican lawmakers are now blaming Democrats for not going along with the…
Read MoreRepublicans are seeking to rig the court system of North Carolina. They do not like the decisions the courts have made to stop their attempts to suppress voters and racially gerrymander legislative districts. Their solution? Make the courts partisan, cancel a primary election, and try to do away with the public election of judges altogether. They want to…
Read MoreOn Saturday, December 2, thousands of anti-abortion protesters marched down Latrobe Drive and blocked access to North Carolina’s busiest abortion clinic, A Preferred Women’s Health Center. The clinic saw almost 50 fewer patients than they typically see on a Saturday because people did not feel comfortable driving to the clinic with so many protesters outside.…
Read MoreIt was a cold day but that didn’t stop the residents of Greenville, North Carolina from standing in front of the Pitt County Courthouse to demand that our courts remain fair and independent. Lawmakers in Raleigh have already made judicial elections political, the first state in 100 years to go back to a party based judicial…
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