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The Graham-Cassidy bill, the newest bill attempting to repeal the ACA, is an attack on women’s health care rights. This bill will make it harder for women to get insurance coverage for abortion care. It will make it more difficult for Medicaid recipients to visit Planned Parenthood. It will even create new ways for the…
Read MoreIt’s no surprise that the new legislative maps are more of the same. The lawyers who brought the original suit against the previous maps are asking the courts for another redraw. They argue that 12 of the redrawn districts are still illegally silencing minority voices. It’s still unclear when the courts will rule on the…
Read MoreThe new maps have been drawn and submitted to the court. It’s clear, state lawmakers are using extreme partisan gerrymandering to silence the voices of minorities in North Carolina. We no longer live in a democracy where each person has a fair and equal vote. When representatives choose their constituents, they no don’t have to…
Read MoreSchools this year faced a serious lack of funding for classroom supplies. When adjusted for inflation and enrollment classroom budgets have been cut by 50% over the last ten years. Teachers on average are spending $500 of their own money on essential supplies. Communities are now stepping up to fill in those funding gaps with…
Read MoreSome coastal North Carolina communities are still waiting for $500 million in aid to recover from the flooding damage caused by Hurricane Matthew last year. After nearly a year residents and businesses are still waiting for the help they need to get back to normal life. With Harvey and Irma now demanding resources, it is…
Read MoreIt’s no longer just The Cape Fear River. High levels of chemicals are now being found in the ground water in Fayetteville. This highlights our need to increase funding to the Departrment of Environmental Quality, the agency who’s funding has been cut over and over again and currently has a 2 year backlog. So far…
Read MoreWith contaminated drinking water and now the repeal of the plastic bag ban people in Eastern North Carolina are feeling like their voices aren’t being heard by legislators in Raleigh. After repeated public outcry, coastal residents are feeling ignored. It’s time that representatives actually start representing the interest of their constituents and put people before…
Read MoreWith the new GOP budget, North Carolina drops to 43rd in the nation for per student spending. Legislators in Raleigh continue to give huge tax cuts to corporations, while our classrooms don’t even have pencils and paper. This is outrageous, as tax payers we expect our public schools to be funded fully, so that we…
Read MoreBetsy DeVos is asking Trump to remove Department of Education rules that protect victims of rape on campus. DeVos claims that women are falsely accusing their rapists, but this statement couldn’t be further from the truth. DeVos wants to make it even harder for rape survivors to come f… Read More
Read MoreDue to the fact that school supply funding, when adjusted for inflation and enrollment, has been cut in half over the last 10 years, teachers and parents are struggling to meet the needs of classrooms across the state. The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce heard the outcry of area teachers and held a drive to…
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