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“A handful of [legislators] are asking all nine justices at the Supreme Court to give them their absolute power to manipulate our elections, undermine our votes, and once again rig our maps,” stated J. Sailor Jones, associate director of Common Cause NC.
Read MoreOnce again, North Carolina is at the center of another presidential cycle, with President Joe Biden’s campaign team eyeing to flip the Tar Heel state.
Read MoreSB 749 is a power grab by NCGOP lawmakers that would strip governors of their power to appoint members of the NC Board of Elections, giving that power to themselves. SB 747 would eliminate the state’s three-day grace period for mail-in ballots to arrive after an election.
Read MoreNCGOP leaders introduced Senate Bill 747 – which implements stricter election rules – after consulting with “Big Lie” propagator Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer instrumental in the unsuccessful efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Read More“If you care about public schools in North Carolina, it’s time to take immediate action and tell them to stop the damage that will set back our schools for a generation,” Gov. Roy Cooper said.
Read MoreDespite the fact that four Republican members of the NCGA campaigned on not further restricting abortion rights or voting for extreme anti-abortion legislation, all four of them lied and helped override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the ban last month.
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“This Republican Senate budget is a historic disaster for public education. It fails to fund basic needs and will force school leaders to cut everything from bus routes to courses … the Senate budget slaps veteran teachers … in the face,” Gov. Cooper said.
Read MoreSenate Bill 20 includes new restrictions and requirements that many of the state’s clinics can’t (and shouldn’t need to) meet in order to stay open. Gov. Cooper will veto the bill on Saturday.
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Senate Bill 20 includes restrictions and requirements aimed at shutting down abortion clinics, makes it harder for a person to get an abortion even before 12 weeks and resurrects previously removed restrictions.
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Senate Bill 406 and House Bill 823 would put more than $400 million toward private school vouchers by the 2025-26 school year and would reach $550.5 million by 2032.
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