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Raleigh News & Observer: NC Legislature voting on leftovers, leaving veto overrides for later

By Eleanore Wood / August 2, 2017 / Comments Off on Raleigh News & Observer: NC Legislature voting on leftovers, leaving veto overrides for later

The legislature returns for a special session Thursday, August 3, and their main concern should be redrawing unconstitutional racially gerrymandered legislative districts. But they aren’t even planning to address the recent ruling that they have one month left to redraw these districts. Instead, their plan is to focus on overriding Gov. Cooper’s vetoes. We need…

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Statement on court order for new legislative maps

By Logan Smith / August 1, 2017 / Comments Off on Statement on court order for new legislative maps

Progress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to a three-judge panel’s ruling ordering the General Assembly to draw new maps by the end of August: “Legislative Republicans have run out of excuses for their racially-gerrymandered districts which were always designed to jam as many African-American voters as possible into as few…

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Raleigh News & Observer: After latest Obamacare repeal setback, NC Republicans want Congress to try again

By Eleanore Wood / July 31, 2017 / Comments Off on Raleigh News & Observer: After latest Obamacare repeal setback, NC Republicans want Congress to try again

Following the Senate’s failed “skinny repeal” of the ACA, North Carolina Republican Senators and Representatives are speaking out. They are willing to do anything to repeal the ACA, despite the 16 million Americans who would have lost their health care had the “skinny repeal” passed. Both North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr have…

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Statement on U.S. Senate’s failure to pass Trumpcare

By Logan Smith / July 28, 2017 / Comments Off on Statement on U.S. Senate’s failure to pass Trumpcare

Progress NC Action released the following statement on Friday in response to Senate Republicans’ failure to pass the so-called “Skinny Repeal” version of Trumpcare, which would have eliminated health coverage for 16 million Americans and caused a 20% increase in premiums: “Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr have made a lot of noise about being…

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Raleigh News & Observer: Put an end to partisan gerrymandering in NC

By Eleanore Wood / July 27, 2017 / Comments Off on Raleigh News & Observer: Put an end to partisan gerrymandering in NC

The NCGOP racially gerrymandered North Carolina’s legislative districts and following a unanimous United States Supreme Court decision that they were unconstitutional, the NCGOP has yet to redraw the maps. This means that North Carolinians are still being represented in the General Assembly by unconstitutionally elected leaders. As a result of the NCGOP’s racial gerrymandering, legislators…

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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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