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WRAL: Plaintiffs ask court to speed up new NC voting maps

By Eleanore Wood / July 25, 2017 / Comments Off on WRAL: Plaintiffs ask court to speed up new NC voting maps

Nearly two months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Republican lawmakers unconstitutionally gerrymandered dozens of legislative districts based on race, the General Assembly still hasn’t drawn new maps. In fact, a three-judge panel will meet on Thursday to decide whether to force lawmakers into action. The General Assembly is in no rush to redraw…

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Charlotte Observer: The last big Republican lie on health care

By Eleanore Wood / July 20, 2017 / Comments Off on Charlotte Observer: The last big Republican lie on health care

After the Senate’s health care bill didn’t pass, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he will vote for a full repeal of the ACA. Following this breakthrough, Trump tweeted that he will just let the ACA fail. But what they don’t acknowledge is that the ACA is not failing. The GOP claims the ACA is…

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WRAL: Not dead yet: Trump exhorts Senate to pass Obamacare repeal

By Eleanore Wood / July 19, 2017 / Comments Off on WRAL: Not dead yet: Trump exhorts Senate to pass Obamacare repeal

After the Senate’s latest health care plan failed, Trump and the GOP are now rooting for a full repeal of the ACA as soon as next week. Trump has said he wants to repeal the ACA as quickly as possible and the Senate shouldn’t go into their August recess without putting a repeal bill on…

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Raleigh News & Observer: ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump says after GOP plan collapses

By Eleanore Wood / July 18, 2017 / Comments Off on Raleigh News & Observer: ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump says after GOP plan collapses

Monday it was announced the Senate didn’t have enough votes to pass their latest TrumpCare bill and in response, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would like to repeal and delay. This means he would fully repeal the ACA without a replacement plan, leaving millions of Americans without health care and increasing premiums. Tuesday…

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Raleigh News & Observer: Yellow tape awaits protesters at Tillis’ office

By Eleanore Wood / July 17, 2017 / Comments Off on Raleigh News & Observer: Yellow tape awaits protesters at Tillis’ office

Thom Tillis is taking extra precautions to avoid speaking with his constituents. He’s not answering phone calls, not accepting mail and not allowing folks to enter his offices to leave messages or speak with him. He even has police tape blocking the entrance to one of his offices in North Carolina. Tillis is going to…

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NC Policy Watch: Judging by today’s event, protesters are starting to get to Tillis

By Eleanore Wood / July 12, 2017 / Comments Off on NC Policy Watch: Judging by today’s event, protesters are starting to get to Tillis

It’s no secret that Senator Thom Tillis has refused to host an in-person town hall since he was elected Senator, but Tuesday he took it a step even further. Tuesday he said he will not be accepting mail sent to his office nor will he be accepting visitors. Tillis is very clearly disrespecting his constituents…

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Rewire: ‘Aquatic Town Hall’ Targets NC Senator’s Lake Home to Protest ACA Repeal

By Eleanore Wood / July 11, 2017 / Comments Off on Rewire: ‘Aquatic Town Hall’ Targets NC Senator’s Lake Home to Protest ACA Repeal

Senator Thom Tillis has been a US Senator for three years. And during those three years, he has failed to hold a town hall to meet with his constituents in person…and his constituents are not happy about it. Tillis claims he’s going to vote for any form of TrumpCare, all while refusing to meet with the…

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WCNC: Demonstrators protest outside Sen. Thom Tillis’ lakefront home

By Eleanore Wood / July 10, 2017 / Comments Off on WCNC: Demonstrators protest outside Sen. Thom Tillis’ lakefront home

Thom Tillis refuses to hold an in-person town hall with his constituents and they’re not happy about it. Tillis is going to have a huge say in whether or not TrumpCare passes, yet he refuses to talk with the people he represents. Because he won’t meet with the people, the people are coming to him…

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Washington Post: GOP health-care talks center on stark question: Help vulnerable Americans or help the rich?

By Eleanore Wood / June 30, 2017 / Comments Off on Washington Post: GOP health-care talks center on stark question: Help vulnerable Americans or help the rich?

The GOP clearly does not want to prioritize vulnerable Americans over helping the rich, as their approved health care plan gave the top 0.1% huge tax breaks. Their bill, which was drafted completely in the dark, cut Medicaid funding by $772 billion and would leave 22 million Americans without health care. In response to the…

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Raleigh News & Observer: The NC legislature’s actions are discouraging teachers

By Eleanore Wood / June 29, 2017 / Comments Off on Raleigh News & Observer: The NC legislature’s actions are discouraging teachers

The General Assembly had the opportunity to change how they grade public schools on an A-F scale that typically reflects the level of poverty at the school, rather than their performance. However, the General Assembly did not change this system to reflect the actual level of the educators at the school. In 2014, the General…

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