Economy

Op-Ed: North Carolina cannot afford to lose the ACA

By Eleanore Wood / February 21, 2017 / Comments Off on Op-Ed: North Carolina cannot afford to lose the ACA

Ever since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, congressional Republicans have been waiting to repeal it. Despite promising to follow through with this plan for the past six years, Republicans have not come up with a replacement and have failed to prove how repealing the ACA will be better for everyone. Unfortunately, attempting…

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As NCAA deadline approaches, NCGOP shirks responsibility to repeal HB2

By Eleanore Wood / February 8, 2017 / Comments Off on As NCAA deadline approaches, NCGOP shirks responsibility to repeal HB2

RALEIGH — 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…

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NC Could Lose 6 Years of NCAA Events Because of HB2

By Eleanore Wood / February 7, 2017 / Comments Off on NC Could Lose 6 Years of NCAA Events Because of HB2

The 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…

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