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For years the Republican-led General Assembly has been trying to take control of the courts. They made judicial elections partisan. They canceled the primary election for judges. And, most recently, have attempted to gerrymander the judicial districts and even do away with the election of judges altogether. North Carolinians made it clear how they felt…
Read MoreLongtime public school veteran Tom Benton is right to be worried about North Carolina’s public schools. With constant cuts to supply budgets, a serious teacher shortage, and an erosion of the commitment to diversity schools in North Carolina are certainly in trouble. Lawmakers in Raleigh aren’t prioritizing education and instead are giving tax cuts to the…
Read MoreRepublicans in Raleigh are once again playing political games. This time they are using our students as a political football. They created an unfunded mandate to reduce class sizes for grades K-3 in public schools statewide. By not allocating funds to enable schools to employ more teachers and add classrooms schools across the state are…
Read MoreThe abortion pill is typically administered by an in-person abortion care doctor, however, telemedicine allows abortion care doctors to video chat with one seeking abortion care. This means abortion care doctors are able to assess patients via video and prescribe them the abortion pill from long distances. 90% of counties in the United States do…
Read MoreRepublicans in Raleigh are up to their old tricks again. A special session will begin with no agenda. It’s possible they could vote to rig the courts in their favor. They may make it easier for polluters to poison the water. They may do nothing of consequence. Democrats and the public have been kept completely…
Read MoreThe Senate voted on a 20-week abortion ban Monday and voted against this ban. We must continue to fight for abortion rights despite this win. Abortion is safe, even after 20 weeks. Those who need it, know why they need it and should be trusted to make this decision. Doctors and patients should be the…
Read MoreRepublicans in Raleigh have inserted party politics into our judicial system by making elections partisan. Now they present new district maps which are intended to give the GOP power over the courts. These new maps intentionally reduce the number of African American judges in North Carolina and are more of the same extreme partisan gerrymandering that continues to get…
Read MoreMark Johnson, the 33-year-old state superintendent who makes $127,000 a year and uses a state-owned car and cell phone, is supposed to be the state’s top advocate for public schools. So you might find it surprising that Johnson has been celebrating for-profit charter schools and private school vouchers while telling North Carolina school teachers they…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, January 24 the Charlotte Mecklenburg school board held a hearing to expand support for LGBT students. During this hearing, Rev. Flip Benham lost control and openly objected to expanding support for LGBT students. He went so far as to get up out of his seat screaming and approaching the board members. Law enforcement…
Read MoreThe Republican-led General Assembly had the chance to stop Duke Energy from charging customers to clean up their coal ash disaster, they did nothing. Now the utility monopoly wants to charge customers for the cost of the cleanup. A 20% increase in energy cost is, for many, unaffordable. The people of North Carolina are speaking…
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