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**TOMORROW: Thursday 9/1 Press Conference** North Carolina Leaders Demand Judicial Reform Statewide tour continues in Asheville Asheville, North Carolina –Tomorrow, September 1st, pro-democracy groups, nonprofit and faith leaders will gather to demand judicial reforms to ensure North Carolina courts are free of partisanship. Under the banner of “Fair Courts NC,” this coalition will be touring the…
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RALEIGH, NC– Progress NC Action released a new poll highlighting North Carolina voters’ support for election maps that are fair & constitutional. 72% of respondents say that gerrymandering is a problem, with nearly half (48%) saying it is a “very serious problem.” 74% of respondents, including a majority of Democrats (81%) and Republicans (66%), support…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 9, 2021 Contact: Durrell Johnson, Communications Director Durrell@progressnc.org Progress NC Action Seeks Transparency from F.A.C.T.S. Task Force Group RALEIGH, NC – Progress North Carolina Action (PNCA) filed a Freedom of Information Act request to unearth details regarding Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson’s secretive F.A.C.T.S. (Fairness and Accountability in the Classroom for Teachers…
Read MoreWhile a small vocal group of protestors are demanding that the state reopen on May 1, experts say that we must have more testing for a safe reopen. RALEIGH – While a small group of organized activists protest against widely popular social distancing measures designed to save lives, experts and medical professionals are urging Americans…
Read MoreSo far, the GOP-controlled state legislature has sided with Wall Street shareholders of the Duke Energy power monopoly and utterly failed to protect ratepayers from Duke’s mammoth coal ash clean up costs. CHARLOTTE – As the North Carolina Utilities Commission will tonight hold a hearing at the Mecklenburg Co. Courthouse at 7 pm in Charlotte to…
Read MoreSo far, the GOP-controlled state legislature has sided with Wall Street shareholders of the Duke Energy power monopoly and utterly failed to protect ratepayers from Duke’s mammoth coal ash clean up costs. GRAHAM, NC – As the North Carolina Utilities Commission will tonight hold a hearing at the Alamance Co. Historic Courthouse at 7pm in Graham…
Read MoreGOP budget standoff continues with lawmakers returning to Raleigh, as yet another red state expands Medicaid RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers are returning to Raleigh this week for a so-called “mini-session” amidst the budget standoff which legislative Republicans have been waging since last summer. Although the legislature’s paltry pay plan for state educators is expected to be…
Read MoreGeneral Assembly to blame for the strain which $8 billion in “deferred maintenance costs” has put on North Carolina teachers and students RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Wednesday in response to the Leandro report which shows that North Carolina’s current education system fails to meet the needs of many children, and recommends…
Read MoreGOP-controlled legislature leaves Raleigh without passing a full state budget RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Thursday in response to the Senate leaving Raleigh without passing a full state budget: “State lawmakers are leaving Raleigh on Halloween — 123 days into the not-so-new budget year — without passing a full state…
Read MoreLacking the votes to override Cooper’s veto, Republicans continue to play games instead of governing RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to Senate leader Phil Berger’s failure — once again — to hold a vote on Gov. Cooper’s veto of the Republican budget proposal: “How long are Republican…
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