Democracy
The GOP-controlled House revealed their budget plan and it’s exactly what we expected: tax cuts for big corporations and underfunding education. The plan includes The House boasts about adding a small amount of money to NC scholarships, however, they are not providing adequate funding for our public schools and universities. Not only are they not providing…
Read MoreMonday the Supreme Court of the United States declared North Carolina’s congressional districts unconstitutional because legislators drew districts based solely on race. This is happening in many Southern states, however, the Supreme Court’s ruling is a warning sign that this is unacceptable. This also means districts drawn solely based on party affiliations will likely face…
Read MoreThe North Carolina GOP added an obscure provision into the budget bill passed through the Senate last week. That obscure provision will lead to over 133,000 elderly people and children to lose their food assistance in North Carolina. The program the NCGOP cut was completely federally funded, meaning they’re not saving the state any money…
Read MoreThe General Assembly has tried to limit Gov. Roy Cooper’s powers yet again, this time trying to split the State Elections Board evenly between Democrats and Republicans and allow Republicans to lead the board during election years. Gov. Cooper went to court stating this new law prevented him from exercising his constitutional powers. The judges…
Read MoreThe State Board of Elections released their objective audit a week ago and out of 4,769,640 votes cast in the 2016 presidential election in North Carolina, only one of them would have been void with the voter ID law. Last summer Phil Berger and Tim Moore’s voter ID law was struck down by a federal appellate…
Read MoreOn the heels of the AP report showing that HB2 will cost North Carolina nearly $4 billion, the News and Observer is out with a scathing editorial highlighting the hypocrisy from politicians in Raleigh on HB2 and jobs. From the News and Observer, Basically, Republicans are standing behind their horrendous mistake 1. because they can…
Read MoreEveryone knows that students cannot receive a good education without good teachers. And yet, North Carolina has consistently been ranked as one of the worst states for teachers. Budget cuts across the state have made it difficult for teachers to earn a living wage, let alone adequately teach their students. This results in a high teacher…
Read MoreAfter an analysis done by the Congressional Budget Office found major flaws in the GOP healthcare bill, Paul Ryan has acknowledged that if his proposal is to pass, parts of it have to be changed. With no Democrats expected to vote for the bill, 216 of the 237 House Republicans need to vote in favor…
Read MoreOn Monday, FBI Director James Comey announced the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign’s Russian ties and said they will investigate no matter how long it takes. Despite the White House and Trump adamantly claiming there has been no Russian interference, there have been proven connections between individuals in the administration and Russia. For example,…
Read MoreTexas will soon be debating a bill called the “Texas Privacy Act” which is very similar to North Carolina’s own HB2. To show his support for the GOP lawmakers of Texas, North Carolina’s Lt. Gov Dan Forest traveled to Texas to promote a bill that has cost North Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars. But…
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