Democracy
Summer is almost over, and in a couple of weeks, kids will head back to school. But our state budget still hangs in limbo as Republicans continue to refuse to negotiate. Last week, House Democrats published a pledge to sustain Gov. Cooper’s budget veto which was signed by 51 of 55 House Democrats — all…
Read MoreAs he gears up for a tough reelection campaign, Thom Tillis has become less of an occasional flip-flopper and more of a mental gymnast, capable of taking one contradictory position after the other as he attempts to curry favor with North Carolina voters while also sucking up to Donald Trump. This time, “Two-Faced Tillis” claims…
Read MoreFirst, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the NC-GOP racially gerrymandered legislative districts to dilute the voice of black voters. Now there’s evidence that key North Carolina Republicans lied in federal court to avoid facing voters in a special election in 2017. A 2017 special election that would have threatened the GOP’s super-majorities. Instead, voters…
Read MoreNew court filings by Common Cause of North Carolina accuse Republican state lawmakers of lying in federal court about the existence of updated redistricting maps so the GOP could avoid a special election in 2017 after their districts were ruled as racially gerrymandered. Even a conservative U.S. Supreme Court with Trump appointees had ruled that North Carolina…
Read MoreDespite the lofty promises in his budget rollout, Sen. Berger and cronies fail to list the cuts contained in the fine print RALEIGH — It happens every year like clockwork. Republican leaders cherry-pick the best parts of their budget to give to reporters, but refuse to go into detail about the budget cuts that allow…
Read MoreResidents in the Triad were disturbed to find out that Senator Richard Burr, according to the Mueller Report, had leaked information about the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election to the White House directly. His only response was to say he didn’t remember doing it. The people of North Carolina want Burr to…
Read MoreAccording to the Mueller report Richard Burr corresponded with the White House about the Russia probes, and the White House counsel’s office “appears to have received information about the status of the FBI investigation,” the special counsel report said. Now Senator Burr claims he has no memory of this conversation. Concerned citizens in Winston-Salem are…
Read MoreSenator Thom Tillis talks a big game of being a common-sense Republican who seeks compromise. His voting record tells a different story. After his dramatic reversal on Trump’s fake national emergency to build his racist and pointless wall, Tillis has lost all credibility. And now it appears Trump’s fake national emergency will cost North Carolina…
Read MoreNorth Carolina State House Representative Cody Henson has been court ordered to stop harassing his estranged wife. Mr. Henson has been sending large amounts of texts to his wife who is seeking a divorce. According to experts on domestic violence, texting is a relatively new method of intimate control. The abuser seeks to manipulate and control their partner…
Read MoreLeslie McCrae Dowless has been paid for years to tamper with absentee ballots on behalf of Republican candidates. He and some of his employees have finally been arrested after years of committing election fraud in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. When will those who paid for his services be brought to justice? North Carolina deserves…
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