Human Rights
Two weeks ago, President Trump accused Jewish people who vote for Democrats of being “disloyal.” This is the same person who has referred to neo-Nazis and KKK members as “very fine people.” On Friday, a group of Thom Tillis’s constituents and members of the Triangle Jewish community attempted to meet with the senator and urge…
GOP placing additional burdens on law enforcement and making communities less safe in order to score cheap political points RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement in response to Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 370: “This bill forcing local sheriff deputies to act like Donald Trump’s personal deportation squad would only…
A huge victory for abortion rights activists in Charlotte was years in the making. A step forward in this important fight for abortion access. From Ms. Magazine: The quiet buffer zone noise ordinance passed by the City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina, prohibits the use of loudspeakers, bull-horns and megaphones within 150 feet of medical facilities,…
The Anti-abortion group that runs the dubious “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” in North Carolina used tens of thousands of dollars on the printing of illegal religious rhetoric pamphlets. Instead of receiving any consequences for their unconstitutional actions the Republican-led General Assembly wants to give them $400K more in funds. From Rewire: Last year, Rewire.News revealed that…
The Anti-abortion group that runs the dubious “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” in North Carolina used tens of thousands of dollars on the printing of illegal religious rhetoric pamphlets. Instead of receiving any consequences for their unconstitutional actions the Republican-led General Assembly wants to give them $400K more in funds. From Rewire: Last year, Rewire.News revealed that…
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has apparently decided his best chance to beat Gov. Roy Cooper in 2020 is to go full-on white supremacist, discarding the age-old Republican tactic of racist dogwhistles in favor of a flat-out racist screed against “diversity” and “multiculturalism.” Forest made the comments while speaking to a church in Salisbury. “God doesn’t want us…
In addition to throwing schools and low-income families under the bus, the GOP budget awards more than $1.2 million to fake clinics designed to deceive pregnant people. Although Raleigh politicians claim not to have enough money for textbooks or school nurses, they appear to have ample funds for Christian-based conservative clinics that do little other…
Despite widespread opposition from the immigrant community and even several county sheriffs, the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association has flip-flopped to support the controversial House Bill 370, which forces local sheriffs to be part of Trump’s deportation machine, ripping children from their parents and separating families. Enforcing federal immigration laws is the federal government’s responsibility. Local authorities should be…
The deceptive so-called “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” has been defeated once and for all, even though House Speaker Tim Moore tried to postpone the veto override vote at least NINE times. He wanted to sneak in a vote when pro-choice champions like Rep. Sydney Batch of Wake County, who is currently recovering from breast cancer treatment, were not…
In North Carolina, the number of people without access to health care is disproportionately women of color. Without this access, it is very difficult for these women to obtain expensive contraceptive medication. Because North Carolina lawmakers refuse to expand Medicaid, contraception and prenatal care are nearly impossible for lower-income women. North Carolina already has one of the…