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So-called “MAGA Bomber’s” North Carolina ties under scrutiny as Trump visits Charlotte CHARLOTTE — With Donald Trump scheduled to lead a rally in Charlotte on Friday night, new reports show that the so-called “MAGA Bomber” — the Trump mega-supporter accused of mailing pipe bombs to nearly a dozen prominent Democrats over the last few days — once lived in Charlotte…
Read MoreSource: Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting It’s an outrageous bullying tactic. Dallas Woodhouse, executive director of the NCGOP, is threatening to impeach judges who don’t side with him. This is just another attempt to rig the system, this time with straight-up threats. This isn’t how democracy works. Everyone should remember in November how our current lawmakers…
Read MoreLawmakers plan to write misleading descriptions of proposed constitutional amendments and eliminate voters’ right to weigh in on ballot language RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement Tuesday in response to the General Assembly’s “surprise special session” convening today: “The proposed amendments were already a cynical ploy to boost conservative turnout at the expense of the state…
Read MoreGeneral Assembly’s lack of concern for public education keeping potential jobs out of North Carolina RALEIGH — North Carolina dropped four spots in CNBC’s 2018 rankings of the best states for businesses, with CNBC reporting that “underfunded schools are infringing on success” in North Carolina thanks to lawmakers who refuse to make meaningful improvements to classroom funding in our…
Read MoreProposed amendment would ask voters to blindly trust politicians who have already racially gerrymandered a broken legislature RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Friday regarding the passage of a proposed Voter ID constitutional amendment that is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and will undoubtedly result in even more unconstitutional voter suppression: “Trusting this legislature to…
Read MoreAnswer: Yes From the Raleigh News & Observer: RALEIGH — North Carolina voters could get a chance to limit how much their state income taxes will rise — a change that education groups warn could have devastating consequences on the state’s public schools. State legislators are considering this week putting on the November ballot an amendment…
Read MoreOver 2,000 immigrant children and babies have been separated from their families and placed into shelters and camps since April of this year. This practice is immoral, inhumane, and un-American. That’s why North Carolinians took to the streets on Wednesday to demand an end to the Trump Administration’s human rights abuses, and for families to…
Read MoreState superintendent takes credit for Read to Achieve initiative he had nothing to do with RALEIGH — State Superintendent Mark Johnson made an elaborate show of announcing a $4.9 million grant giving K-3 reading teachers $200 for new books, personally signing an oversized check which the “boy wonder” used as a prop for a press…
Read MoreNearly three-quarters of NC voters say school shootings could be reduced through meaningful action by elected officials RALEIGH — In the wake of the most recent deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a new poll commissioned by Progress NC Action shows wide support among North Carolina voters for a range of common-sense gun safety solutions.…
Read MoreMark Johnson, the 33-year-old state superintendent who makes $127,000 a year and uses a state-owned car and cell phone, is supposed to be the state’s top advocate for public schools. So you might find it surprising that Johnson has been celebrating for-profit charter schools and private school vouchers while telling North Carolina school teachers they…
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