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Proposed amendment would ask voters to blindly trust politicians who have already racially gerrymandered a broken legislature RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Friday regarding the passage of a proposed Voter ID constitutional amendment that is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and will undoubtedly result in even more unconstitutional voter suppression: “Trusting this legislature to…
Read MoreAnswer: Yes From the Raleigh News & Observer: RALEIGH — North Carolina voters could get a chance to limit how much their state income taxes will rise — a change that education groups warn could have devastating consequences on the state’s public schools. State legislators are considering this week putting on the November ballot an amendment…
Read MoreOver 2,000 immigrant children and babies have been separated from their families and placed into shelters and camps since April of this year. This practice is immoral, inhumane, and un-American. That’s why North Carolinians took to the streets on Wednesday to demand an end to the Trump Administration’s human rights abuses, and for families to…
Read MoreRepublicans in Raleigh rightly fear they will soon lose their supermajority. So they are attempting to rig the constitution in order to ram through their extreme agenda. They want to trick the people of North Carolina into cementing in tax giveaways to millionaires permanently. They’d like us to permanently suppress voters with a voter ID amendment…
Read MoreFor years Republicans in Raleigh have been slashing the budgets of environmental watchdog agencies, hamstringing efforts to stop pollution in North Carolina and giving large polluters a free pass. It’s been a year since the GenX carcinogen was discovered in the drinking water of Eastern North Carolina and so far legislators have done very little…
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s film industry once supported over 4,000 permanent jobs in our state, but the industry dried up and moved to other states as soon as politicians eliminated the film incentives program in 2013. Now, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis — who led the charge to destroy the incentives program as Speaker of the House — is finally…
Read MoreAnti-Trump and pro-abortion, these NC mayors got it right. Trump’s new nationwide gag rule makes it illegal for healthcare facilities that receive Title X funding to tell patients how to safely, and legally access abortion. Taking away access to reliable truthful healthcare information is an attack on those who need it most. Mayor Esther Manheimer of Asheville…
Read MoreThe Trump administration announced that it is taking action to dismantle federal funding for health clinics. The proposed change would mean ANY health clinic that even mentions abortion services to patients cannot receive Title X funds, which means many would be forced to choose between actual health care and closing their doors. Doctors and nurses…
Read MoreNorth Carolinians support their teachers. Teachers in our state are working in crumbling buildings, with no supplies, for low pay. Many teachers work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Republicans want us to believe that they have fixed the problem, but according to our teachers, the problems have only gotten worse. The people of this…
Read MoreOn May 16th thousands of educators across North Carolina will be heading to Raleigh to confront lawmakers and demand more funding for our schools. Teachers in North Carolina make $9,600 less than the national average. Many teachers work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Classroom funding has been cut in half over the last 10…
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