Democracy
The latest ruling by North Carolina Secretary of Labor Cherie Berry is yet another example — in a line of bad decisions — of her incompetence towards workplace safety. After two decades filing in the role as the state’s top enforcer of workplace safety rules, Berry recently ruled that COVID-19 isn’t a workplace hazard, so…
Read MoreBoth federal and state unemployment, protections against evictions and other key stimulus programs are set to expire in the coming weeks. Without the new aid, millions of Americans are at risk as the pandemic worsens. After months of failed negotiations, the House and Senate have resumed stimulus amid the impending housing and economic crisis, yet…
Read MoreDespite Republicans’ desperate attempts to suppress voters, nearly 160 million Americans voted in the 2020 elections — by far the most in history and a level of turnout not seen in over a century. With over 66.7 percent of the voting-eligible population casting ballots this year — the highest percentage since 1900 — state and…
Read MoreLast week, a federal appeals court upheld North Carolina’s voter ID law, which requires voters to present photo identification before casting ballots, even as it acknowledged the state’s “long and shameful history of race-based voter suppression”. Federal judges struck down previous voter ID schemes in which federal judges ruled that the Republican lawmakers targeted minority…
Read MoreDespite Trump and his Republican allies’ attempts to undermine our democracy for months, courts across the country — including, most recently Pennsylvania — have stopped the Trump campaign’s attempt to reverse the certification of the voting results. States like Michigan, Georgia, Arizona are among the remaining battleground states that have certified the results of the…
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve marks the end of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) national eviction moratorium. The expiration of the eviction moratorium would result in millions of Americans losing their homes as COVID-19 cases continue to surge. According to the Aspen Institute, nearly 40 million Americans could face eviction over the next several…
Read MoreLast Monday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the state’s mandate involving face masks. As local hospitals and healthcare workers are strained, the new order requires people to wear a mask while they’re exercising, whether that’s inside or not, at a restaurant table unless they are actively eating or…
Read MoreOn Saturday, after securing a 30,000 vote lead over Trump in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden was declared to become the next president of the United States. Biden crossed the winning threshold of 270 Electoral College votes with 290 versus Trump’s 214. Over 75 million people across the nation voted for Biden, setting the 46th president with…
Read MoreAs voters in record numbers selected Joe Biden for President of the United States, down-ballot races within North Carolina are still being decided as election officials continue to count votes. From Cardinal & Pine: One of those up-in-the-air races is for the top slot of the state’s judicial system. The sitting Chief Justice, Democrat Cheri…
Read MoreOn Election Day, polls across North Carolina are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters in line at 7:30 p.m. will be able to cast a ballot. You can find your Election Day polling place through the Voter Search or the Polling Place Search on the NC State Board of Elections website. To protect…
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