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Gov. Roy Cooper issues proclamation making November American Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina

By Patrick Zarcone / November 24, 2023 / Comments Off on Gov. Roy Cooper issues proclamation making November American Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina

North Carolina has eight state-recognized tribes: the Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, Sappony and Waccamaw-Siouan.

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Finally! Medicaid will expand to 600,000 more North Carolinians starting Dec. 1

By Patrick Zarcone / November 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Finally! Medicaid will expand to 600,000 more North Carolinians starting Dec. 1

Exactly two weeks from today, North Carolina will finally expand Medicaid health care coverage to more than 600,000 North Carolinians. Health care advocates and Democrats pushed for more than a decade to expand Medicaid coverage.

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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson visits Israel on ‘political trip’ in effort to make up for his history of antisemitism, Holocaust denialism

By Patrick Zarcone / November 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson visits Israel on ‘political trip’ in effort to make up for his history of antisemitism, Holocaust denialism

Instead of traveling to Israel in a pathetic attempt to paper over his pattern of racist and antisemitic diatribes Robinson should try to focus on affairs in NC and apologize for his long history of hateful comments.

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Democrats across the US tallied huge wins in Tuesday’s elections & NC Dems got wins in some (very) unexpected places

By Patrick Zarcone / November 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Democrats across the US tallied huge wins in Tuesday’s elections & NC Dems got wins in some (very) unexpected places

Voters in Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Ohio rejected right-wing candidates and conservative policies. In NC, Democrats won races in places they had never won before.

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Right-wing NC Supreme Court could soon decide the future of the multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar Leandro school funding plan

By Patrick Zarcone / November 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Right-wing NC Supreme Court could soon decide the future of the multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar Leandro school funding plan

For decades, the NCGOP have failed to adhere to the Leandro court order, refusing to pass measures or a state budget that incorporates the necessary investments toward teachers, school support staff, resources and school infrastructure.

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More than $25M in federal grant money coming to NC to provide better pay for teachers, expand school breakfast programs

By Patrick Zarcone / November 3, 2023 / Comments Off on More than $25M in federal grant money coming to NC to provide better pay for teachers, expand school breakfast programs

The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that schools here will receive $24 million in grants to help them recruit and keep teachers. In addition, Gov. Roy Cooper announced last week that he would be directing $1.4 million in federal grant funding to help schools expand their school breakfast programs.

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UPDATE: NCGOP passes extreme partisan gerrymander state, congressional voting maps into law

By Patrick Zarcone / October 27, 2023 / Comments Off on UPDATE: NCGOP passes extreme partisan gerrymander state, congressional voting maps into law

These new maps may violate laws like the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which protects the rights of voters of color, as Republicans did not consider racial data in the drawing of the new maps. The new districts will give Republicans at least 10 of the state’s 14 seats in Congress.

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HuffPost uncovers nearly two dozen Mark Robinson Facebook posts where he attacks successful women

By Patrick Zarcone / October 27, 2023 / Comments Off on HuffPost uncovers nearly two dozen Mark Robinson Facebook posts where he attacks successful women

The Huffington Post recently published a story looking at his history of attacking successful women. The attacks usually appeared on Facebook and those posts remain on his page still today.

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Did you know elections are happening right now in North Carolina? GO VOTE!

By Patrick Zarcone / October 27, 2023 / Comments Off on Did you know elections are happening right now in North Carolina? GO VOTE!

Whether you knew it or not, early voting began on Oct. 19 and it ends on Nov. 4. According to the State Board of Elections, approximately 465 cities, towns and villages in 86 of the state’s 100 counties are holding elections this fall.

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NCGOP’s gerrymandered voting maps were created in secret, ignored racial data in likely violation of the Voting Rights Act

By Patrick Zarcone / October 20, 2023 / Comments Off on NCGOP’s gerrymandered voting maps were created in secret, ignored racial data in likely violation of the Voting Rights Act

Power-drunk Republicans this week released congressional and state voting maps that are so extremely gerrymandered that they very well could violate the law.

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