Democracy

PBS: Trump administration ends Affordable Care Act assistance contracts in 18 cities

By Eleanore Wood / August 7, 2017 / Comments Off on PBS: Trump administration ends Affordable Care Act assistance contracts in 18 cities

Trump and the GOP have taken yet another step toward sabotaging health care for millions of Americans. The Trump administration ended the ACA contracts that assisted libraries, urban areas, and businesses in helping people sign up for health insurance. This makes it harder for the uninsured to look for and find insurance and harder for…

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Progress NC Action thanks Thom Tillis

By Logan Smith / August 4, 2017 / Comments Off on Progress NC Action thanks Thom Tillis

Progress NC Action released the following statement on Friday in response to bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) that would protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller while he leads an investigation into the Trump campaign’s dealings with Russia: “After Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, we urged North Carolina’s senators to support an…

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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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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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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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NC Policy Watch: Judging by today’s event, protesters are starting to get to Tillis

By Eleanore Wood / July 12, 2017 / Comments Off on NC Policy Watch: Judging by today’s event, protesters are starting to get to Tillis

It’s no secret that Senator Thom Tillis has refused to host an in-person town hall since he was elected Senator, but Tuesday he took it a step even further. Tuesday he said he will not be accepting mail sent to his office nor will he be accepting visitors. Tillis is very clearly disrespecting his constituents…

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Gov. Cooper Puts GOP Lawmakers on the Spot to Redraw New Districts ASAP

By Eleanore Wood / June 14, 2017 / Comments Off on Gov. Cooper Puts GOP Lawmakers on the Spot to Redraw New Districts ASAP

Republican lawmakers have the ability to draw new legislative maps quickly; they’re just flat out refusing to. This is why Gov. Cooper has called them out and reminding them that the Supreme Court of the United States, among other courts, have said the current legislative districts are unconstitutional and they’re refusing to fix the problems.…

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Federal Judges Request NC Acts Quickly on Gerrymandered Districts

By Eleanore Wood / June 12, 2017 / Comments Off on Federal Judges Request NC Acts Quickly on Gerrymandered Districts

Four days after the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled 28 of North Carolina’s legislative districts unconstitutional, three federal judges released a memorandum stating they plan to act quickly. These judges have the ability to call for special 2017 elections and are requesting that the North Carolina General Assembly acts quickly in redrawing…

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