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It was a crisp Tuesday morning when close to 100 citizens gathered outside Senator Tillis’ office in Raleigh. It was Valentine’s Day, but not everyone was feeling love from their politicians. With Congress attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and the General Assembly suing Governor Cooper for trying to expand Medicaid, it seems as…
Read MoreThe NCAA has declared if North Carolina doesn’t repeal HB2, we’re going to lose all 133 bids to host NCAA events over the next six years. Six years is a long time to go without any NCAA events, and the ACC will likely follow suit meaning there will be no big sporting events in North…
Read MoreOn Valentine’s Day, hundreds of people across the state gathered outside Thom Tillis and Richard Burr’s offices to protest the ACA repeal, calling for the lawmakers to “have a heart.” Those at the rallies challenged lawmakers to consider the people instead of party politics, telling their personal stories and explaining how the ACA has helped…
Read MoreRALEIGH — Progress NC Action Executive Director Gerrick Brenner released the following statement on Wednesday in response to the NCGOP’s attempts to deflect responsibility for fully repealing HB2 onto Governor Cooper: “The solution to HB2 is simply a full and clean repeal of this discriminatory law,” said Brenner. “Instead, the NCGOP is lashing out and trying to…
Read MoreDuring the NCGA’s December power grab, they passed an unconstitutional bill that requires confirmation hearings for Gov. Cooper’s appointments. Cooper filed a lawsuit challenging HB17, and now a superior court has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the legislature from implementing the law. A full hearing will take place on Friday. From Policy Watch: During…
Read MoreThe NCAA began evaluating cities for championship games in January and is said to have pulled all North Carolina cities from consideration because of HB2. This could mean 6 years without NCAA tournaments because the General Assembly continues to refuse to repeal HB2. And if the NCAA pulls out, the ACC and other leagues are…
Read MoreAs predicted, Republican promises to raise average teacher pay “over $50,000” fall short RALEIGH — Every year, like clockwork, Republican lawmakers make big claims on teacher pay that inevitably fail to materialize — and this year is no different. In 2014, Sen. Phil Berger claimed teachers were getting “the largest pay increase in history.” The claim…
Read MoreWith the news that the NCAA might pull all championship games from North Carolina for the next 6 years, coaches Roy Williams and Mike Krzyzewski have spoken out. They don’t agree on much, but they do agree on at least one thing: HB2 needs to be repealed immediately. The two coaches have made statements about…
Read More$400M wind farm may be shut down weeks before going online thanks to GOP opposition to renewable energy RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers, including Sen. Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore, are asking the incoming Trump administration to shut down a $400M wind farm in northeastern North Carolina — even though the facility is…
Read MoreIn February of 2014 a pipe burst at a Duke Energy plant, spilling 39,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan river. For many in the state, it was the first time they had ever heard of coal ash, or worried about the potential hazards. While the Dan river spill was eventually stopped, the disaster…
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