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From Star News: Chemours ordered to stop more wastewater discharges

By Eleanore Wood / November 1, 2017 / Comments Off on From Star News: Chemours ordered to stop more wastewater discharges

The EPA has found high concentrations of GenX and other chemicals 100 miles upriver from Wilmington. This report caused yet another order to stop the chemical dump by polluters.  The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality yet again ordered the company to stop dumping pollutants into the water or risk losing their permits.  This demonstrates exactly…

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Rewire: Five Things to Know About Congressional Republicans’ Total Abortion Ban

By Eleanore Wood / November 1, 2017 / Comments Off on Rewire: Five Things to Know About Congressional Republicans’ Total Abortion Ban

Wednesday, November 1, Congress is hearing the Heartbeat Protection Act which would ban abortions after a heartbeat is detected–effectively banning abortion at six weeks. Many women don’t even know they’re pregnant at six weeks. The House passed a bill in October that bans abortion at 20 weeks, so GOP leaders are wanting to follow their momentum…

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From WRAL: Phil Berger rules by whim to gain partisan omnipotence

By Eleanore Wood / October 30, 2017 / Comments Off on From WRAL: Phil Berger rules by whim to gain partisan omnipotence

The Republicans in Raleigh have repeatedly sought to suppress the voters who disagree with them, and the courts have held them accountable.  Losing case after case Republican leaders are now trying to take over the court system.  This judicial meddling is nothing more than another power grab.  The clear message is: if we don’t like…

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From The News & Observer: Stanford law professor could help draw NC legislative districts

By Eleanore Wood / October 27, 2017 / Comments Off on From The News & Observer: Stanford law professor could help draw NC legislative districts

Republicans in Raleigh just won’t let go of the same voter suppression tactics they have been using for years to secure their power.  After the Supreme Court ruled that the legislative maps in North Carolina were unconstitutional Republican legislators redrew the maps, which are just more of the same unfair tactics. Now the federal judges who…

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ThinkProgress: Congress is holding a hearing on a bill that would ban virtually all abortions

By Eleanore Wood / October 27, 2017 / Comments Off on ThinkProgress: Congress is holding a hearing on a bill that would ban virtually all abortions

In January House Republicans introduced the Heartbeat Protection Act, which will be heard on November 1. This act would ban abortion after a heartbeat is detectable, which is often at 6 weeks. Since many women don’t even know they are pregnant before 6 weeks, this would effectively ban most abortions. It would also send physicians…

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From The Charlotte Business Journal: Customer advocate proposal would slash Duke Energy’s N.C. rate hike

By Eleanore Wood / October 26, 2017 / Comments Off on From The Charlotte Business Journal: Customer advocate proposal would slash Duke Energy’s N.C. rate hike

Customers should not be paying for Duke’s coal ash disaster. This week brings good news for North Carolina citizens.  The North Carolina utility customer advocate disagrees with Duke Energy’s proposed rate hike.  Instead of a 14% hike, advocate Chis Ayers recommends a hike less than a tenth of a percent.  This certainly speaks volumes about Duke’s…

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From Star News: Maybe public outrage can make legislature act on water safety

By Eleanore Wood / October 25, 2017 / Comments Off on From Star News: Maybe public outrage can make legislature act on water safety

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…

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From The Asheville Citizen Times: This is not what justice should look like

By Eleanore Wood / October 24, 2017 / Comments Off on From The Asheville Citizen Times: This is not what justice should look like

It’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…

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From The Greensboro News And Record: Legislature sows disorder in court

By Eleanore Wood / October 23, 2017 / Comments Off on From The Greensboro News And Record: Legislature sows disorder in court

Republicans 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…

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From WRAL: Legislative leaders want to put justice up for sale

By Eleanore Wood / October 20, 2017 / Comments Off on From WRAL: Legislative leaders want to put justice up for sale

GOP 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…

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