Eleanore Wood
“Where is the compassion?” This is a question that Lynn Edwards, a North Carolina resident, has for Republicans after they announced their replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act. This new plan could leave up to 24 million Americans without health insurance coverage by 2026, and the design of it would cost the old and…
Read MoreTexas will soon be debating a bill called the “Texas Privacy Act” which is very similar to North Carolina’s own HB2. To show his support for the GOP lawmakers of Texas, North Carolina’s Lt. Gov Dan Forest traveled to Texas to promote a bill that has cost North Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars. But…
Read MoreWhen politicians in Raleigh passed a law last year that reduced class sizes, they thought they were getting an easy political win. Some of them even ran campaign ads touting the reduction. Except there was one little problem…they didn’t provide the funding required for local districts to actually reduce class sizes. Now, with local districts…
Read MoreWhile the December power grab from Republicans in Raleigh is still being sorted out by the courts, they’re doubling down with another legislative effort to limit Governor Cooper’s powers. The News and Observer is out with a scathing editorial, slamming this power grab. It really is a must read: If they could, Republicans in the North…
Read MoreThe GOP released their ACA replacement plan and it will leave millions without coverage in the United States. Instead of insurance subsidies, the plan outlines individual tax credits, based on income and age, meaning low-income families would receive less money than they are receiving under the ACA. Under the GOP’s proposed replacement plan, there would…
Read MoreThe GOP released their ACA replacement plan and it will leave millions without coverage in the United States. Instead of insurance subsidies, the plan outlines individual tax credits, based on income and age, meaning low-income families would receive less money than they are receiving under the ACA. Under the GOP’s proposed replacement plan, there would…
Read MoreIn 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Opportunity Scholarship Act, which created a voucher program for the state. At the time, there was little data that showed the effectiveness of programs like this. Now, studies have revealed that the voucher system is failing to educate children in comparison to public schools. Despite this,…
Read MoreOn Monday, President Trump met with the country’s governors in order to discuss Medicaid funding. North Carolina was left out of the meeting due to the fact that under Pat McCrory, North Carolina refused to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Now, it appears that this choice will cost North Carolina if Congress decides…
Read MoreAs time runs out to repeal HB2 before the NCAA deadline passes, the so-called “compromise” bill HB186 would only create more problems instead of solving them RALEIGH — Last week, Republican lawmakers introduced a so-called “compromise” bill they claim would repeal HB2 and end the NBA and NCAA boycotts of North Carolina. However, HB186 does…
Read MoreWith the NCAA deadline on HB2 fast approaching, politicians in Raleigh have rolled out another so-called “compromise.” Unfortunately this bill is really just HB 2.0. We can’t stand for a repeal bill that continues to discriminate against the LGBT community. It’s time for legislators to step up and fully repeal HB2 with no strings or…
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