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The 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…
Read MoreNorth Carolina isn’t alone in fighting gerrymandered districts that were drawn ensure Republican control of state governments. The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case against partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin. This case could change politics in the United States including North Carolina forever. It is time that “one person one vote” is the priority in…
Read MorePresident Trump is determined to make sure the ACA fails spectacularly by repeatedly sabotaging it’s infrastructure. By cutting the advertising budget by 90%, shortening the enrollment period by 45 days, and now throwing the whole exchange into chaos by stopping important subsidies that cover low-income patients. Undoubtedly this will raise insurance rates significantly, how much…
Read MoreThe GOP-led General Assembly continues their power grab. The illegitimate legislature already had their legislative districts ruled unconstitutional by a Supreme Court for racially gerrymandering. Then they passed very restrictive voter ID laws. And now what are they doing? The House passed bills in a special session that will take away a voter election for…
Read MoreThe General Assembly is ruthless in their three-pronged war on democracy. First, they racially gerrymandered legislative districts, then they passed stricter voting laws and now they’re trying to gerrymander judicial districts. The Republican-led House voted to cancel a voter election for judges and they voted to gerrymander judicial districts. Following this, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed…
Read MoreProgress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to Republican congressmen Ted Budd and Mark Walker joining state lawmakers Jon Hardister, Rick Gunn, and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest to tout Donald Trump’s tax plan which would give huge tax cuts to the wealthy at the expense of working families. “It’s no wonder North Carolina Republicans…
Read MoreThe current state legislature, which has been found to be illegally elected by the US Supreme Court, now wants to draw similarly racially biased maps for our judicial districts. This new judicial redistricting plan is a thinly veiled attempt for Republicans to gain more power. It would eliminate judges in Durham and other counties with significant…
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