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For years Republicans in Raleigh have been slashing the budgets of environmental agencies. They will not admit that their huge cuts have caused people in North Carolina to suffer. They have only offered band aid solutions that don’t fix the problem at it’s source. Governor Cooper requested $2.6 million in restored funding for watchdog agencies…
Read MoreIt’s clear that Republican legislators in Raleigh are seeking to gain power over the courts by gerrymandering Democratic leaning districts. In Buncombe county this rigging of the system is obvious. If they control the courts by politicizing them, and gerrymander the districts they can subvert any districts that don’t align with their political ideology. Canceling…
Read MoreRepublicans in Raleigh want to make it easier for independent and third party candidates to get on local ballots. Except when those candidates might run against them. The goal is clear, split tickets in Democratic districts. This legislature is clearly rigging the system in any way they can in order to grab power and keep…
Read MoreGOP legislators in North Carolina have been losing in court. Their voter suppression laws were struck down. Their racially gerrymandered districts, which enable them to retain their power without accountability, were found unconstitutional. The Republican solution was not to draw fair maps or start playing by the rules, but to take over the judiciary to…
Read MoreAccording to the Local Reproductive Freedom Index, Charlotte scores a 1.5…out of 5 stars. This means it is one of the worst cities for reproductive rights in the entire United States. Some factors that were considered when ranking cities were protecting access to abortion clinics, providing funding for reproductive rights, supporting young peoples’ access to…
Read MoreThe NC GOP is playing politics at the expense of the people of North Carolina, most poignantly with the drinking water of Eastern NC. The priorities of our current legislatures are clear: retain power at all costs. It’s time they admit that years of slashing the budgets of watchdog agencies has lead to GenX and…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that a portion of our state legislature was illegally elected via racial gerrymandering. They have now redrawn those legislative maps, but, these new maps are more of the same. This week a three judge panel in Greensboro is hearing arguments about those new maps. This Raleigh…
Read MoreRecently the House passed a 20-ban abortion bill, that will make it illegal for anyone to perform an abortion after 20 weeks, with prison and fines as possible penalties. Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated that the entire Republican party is in favor of this bill, however, he didn’t say when a vote can…
Read MoreProgress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to the House and Senate voting to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 645, which cancels next year’s primary elections for judicial races: “The Republican-controlled General Assembly’s contempt for democracy and the voters of North Carolina is astounding,” said Gerrick Brenner, executive…
Read MoreThe parents and teachers of Glenn Elementary did not want to see their school taken over by a charter operator. The community came together and made a difference for the students of the school. The saving of Glenn Elementary is proof positive that community activism really works. From The Herald Sun Over the past several…
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