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Thanks to the General Assembly’s tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations, our public schools are stuck in a permanent recession. In the last 10 years, classroom supply funding has been cut by 55% when adjusted for inflation and enrollment. This passes the costs to the teachers and parents. North Carolina consistently ranks as…
Read MoreOur legislature has its head in the sand when it comes to sea level rise and climate change. Toxic coal ash waste, hog lagoons, and poultry factory farms are all located in floodplains. When researchers brought dire news to the General Assembly of the effects of sea level rise, instead of heeding the warning and…
Read MoreRetired Justice John Paul Stevens has said he doesn’t believe that Brett Kavanaugh is the right person for the job of Supreme Court justice. And it’s not just Justice Stevens. Add to that over 2,400 law professors who think Kavanaugh is not a good fit. Yet the Republican-dominated Senate is still trying to ram his…
Read MoreRetired Justice John Paul Stevens has said he doesn’t believe that Brett Kavanaugh is the right person for the job of Supreme Court justice. And it’s not just Justice Stevens. Add to that over 2,400 law professors who think Kavanaugh is not a good fit. Yet the Republican-dominated Senate is still trying to ram his…
Read MoreThe judicial appointments amendment is nothing more than a power play by this legislature to further strip the powers of our governor. Over the last 10 years, NC’s Republican-controlled legislature has had law after law struck down by the courts for being unconstitutional. They are now retaliating by trying to take control of the courts.…
Read MoreNot just every living North Carolina governor, and every former State Supreme Court chief justice opposes these amendments. Leaders all across North Carolina oppose the deceptive, power-grabbing amendments. They agree they are a blank check for the legislature to mess with our state constitution. The people of North Carolina deserve better. From The Charlotte Observer:…
Read MoreCutting taxes has consequences. One of those is a lack of staff and funding to keep water clean and prepare for hurricanes. North Carolina needs leaders that put the health and safety of the people over tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. From The Virginia Pilot: The threat of hurricanes is a constant in…
Read MoreThe six constitutional amendments on the ballot this November were intentionally written by state lawmakers to be vague and misleading. Lawmakers didn’t include enabling legislation for a reason — they want voters to give them a blank check to fill in the details after the election. From WTVD: Thursday as a small group of current…
Read MoreCutting taxes has consequences. One of those is a lack of staff and funding to keep water clean and prepare for hurricanes. From The Virginia Pilot: The threat of hurricanes is a constant in eastern North Carolina, as much a part of the landscape as the golden fields of tobacco that once dominated the region…
Read MoreOnce again, North Carolina is ranked among the worst states for teachers. WalletHub, using 22 key indicators of teacher-friendliness such as teachers’ income-growth potential, pupil-teacher ratio, and teacher safety, ranked North Carolina 49th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. In comparison, North Carolina ranked 44th in 2016. The Republican legislature has…
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