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From WAYY News 3 WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Teachers in our area and across the state are asking Governor Roy Cooper to veto a pay raise put forward by Republican lawmakers. A news conference was held outside of Hoggard High School Thursday afternoon. Governor Cooper’s original budget proposal included an average nine percent raise for…
Read MoreAt long last, North Carolina is no longer the only state in the country where a woman cannot revoke consent to have sex once sex has begun. After years of NCGA leaders killing bills to update North Carolina’s sexual assault laws, the legislation finally made it to Gov. Cooper’s desk last week. Before this law was passed, if…
Read MoreLast week, a three-judge panel struck down North Carolina’s gerrymandered congressional maps but approved the General Assembly’s redrawn legislative maps. However, the plaintiffs in the case have now appealed the panel’s ruling on the legislative maps to the state Supreme Court — so it remains to be seen whether we will have yet ANOTHER set of maps…
Read MoreInstead of negotiating with Democrats on a budget that works for everyone, Republican leaders decided to adjourn last week and leave Raleigh. Although lawmakers plan to return next week to take up the latest round of court-ordered redistricting, under the adjournment resolution they will not take up budget issues again until January. Before leaving town, Republicans…
Read MoreGOP-controlled legislature leaves Raleigh without passing a full state budget RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Thursday in response to the Senate leaving Raleigh without passing a full state budget: “State lawmakers are leaving Raleigh on Halloween — 123 days into the not-so-new budget year — without passing a full state…
Read MoreState lawmakers are leaving Raleigh on Halloween — 123 days into the not-so-new budget year — without passing a full state budget. Yesterday, Republicans held teacher pay raises hostage to try to get Democrats to override the Governor’s veto of the budget. Completely ignoring the public’s clear mandate to expand affordable health care Republicans tried…
Read MoreLacking the votes to override Cooper’s veto, Republicans continue to play games instead of governing RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to Senate leader Phil Berger’s failure — once again — to hold a vote on Gov. Cooper’s veto of the Republican budget proposal: “How long are Republican…
Read MoreStop us if you’ve heard this one before — a three-judge panel has struck down North Carolina’s gerrymandered congressional maps, throwing the upcoming election into turmoil. Didn’t we just leave this party? North Carolina voters have had enough. Anyone who thinks Republican leaders are remotely capable of drawing electoral maps that aren’t gerrymandered to benefit the GOP simply hasn’t…
Read MoreLacking the votes to override Cooper’s veto, Republicans continue to play games instead of governing RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to Senate leader Phil Berger’s failure — once again — to hold a vote on Gov. Cooper’s veto of the Republican budget proposal: “How long are Republican…
Read MoreWell, folks, it’s time to hurry up and wait… again. After announcing that the Senate would vote on Monday whether or not to override Gov. Cooper’s veto of the GOP budget Senate Republicans decided, once again, not to vote because all the Democrats showed up. How long are Republican leaders going to keep playing games with the…
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