Education
The MAGA budget slashes SNAP, the food assistance program that helps feed over 600,000 children in our state. It cuts Medicaid and CHIP, the health insurance programs that serve over 1.4 million NC kids. It even cuts funding for public schools– schools that are struggling to get by.
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The theme of Stein’s State of the State address was “North Carolina Strong,” a motto Stein has used to rally North Carolinians who are in the midst of a hurricane rebuild, rising costs, and a chaotic presidential administration.
Stein contrasted the divisive national political scene with a more hopeful, bipartisan vision for North Carolina. He centered everyday people in each policy proposal and every argument. He even showcased his sense of humor while taking a shot or two at Elon Musk.
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Elon Musk has gone full “demon mode.” Elon’s biographer, Walter Isaacson, once explained how Musk’s inner circle coined the term to describe the manic energy that he radiates while reshaping an organization. He grows angry, channeling that anger into his work. He lives on the floors of his factories, stays up all night, implements mass…
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North Carolina Republicans are having trouble accepting that voters took away their supermajority and also rejected their MAGA Council of State candidates, so now they are using a bill for desperately needed Helene relief funding to change laws to entrench their power before they lose it.
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Maurice “Mo” Green and Michele Morrow rarely agreed on the issues in their three previous debates and their latest one was no different. Morrow again tried portraying herself as an outsider with more “moderate” ideas. Green highlighted his experience, leadership and all the reasons why Morrow is uniquely unqualified for the job.
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The message is clear: We must stop radical Republicans like Mark Robinson and Michele Morrow from dragging our schools down and hurting our children’s future. We will have that opportunity this fall.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and state superintendent hopeful Michele Morrow are both facing criticism after they voiced support for an idea that would take more than $1.5 billion out of the state’s education coffers.
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State public schools superintendent candidate Michele Morrow, an anti-public school MAGA candidate from Cary who attended the Jan. 6 insurrection, made headlines again this past week after CNN uncovered a video of her calling for Donald Trump to put “the Constitution to the side” and use the military to stay in power following the Capitol riot.
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“Our teachers deserve our respect and appreciation. Mark Robinson calls them ‘wicked people’ and ‘demons.’ He just wants to fight job-killing culture wars,” said a spokesperson for AG Josh Stein’s campaign.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion programs exist to help students from diverse backgrounds find success and feel accepted on college campuses.
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