In last November’s elections, there was a state Supreme Court race between Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs and Republican challenger Judge Jefferson Griffin. Riggs won the election by 734 votes...
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Walking through the crowds, one could meet liberals, moderates, and more than a few traditional conservatives. All agreed that the Trump administration has gone too far and must be resisted, but their individual reasons varied widely.
“Thousands of families were going to have the option to install solar power, save money, and have another energy option after a major storm. Now the EPA has illegally cancelled those funds – so I’m going to court to bring $150 million back to our state,” Jackson said in a press release.
This week, North Carolinians gathered virtually to condemn Republican lawmakers bending the knee to President Donald Trump by gerrymandering the state’s congressional districts. The event, featuring voting rights and democracy advocates, laid out how the manipulation of the congressional map by Republicans is a blatant effort to diminish the voting power of North Carolinians and rig elections to favor power-hungry politicians.
In last November’s elections, there was a state Supreme Court race between Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs and Republican challenger Judge Jefferson Griffin. Riggs won
On October 21st, the North Carolina Democrats held a Redistricting Watch Rally at the North Carolina State Capitol in protest against the NCGA Republicans’ alleged unfair redrawing of congressional maps in favor of their own party.
El programa, lanzado bajo el exgobernador Roy Cooper en julio del año pasado, ha superado ampliamente su proyección inicial de $4 mil millones en deudas aliviadas. Stein y el secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Dev Sangvai, dijeron que continuarán identificando más deudas que puedan eliminarse.
Esta semana, la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos emitió una decisión que despeja el camino para el uso del perfilamiento racial en redadas y operativos de inmigración.
“Sunday voting has long served as a vital access point for Black voters in North Carolina, especially through ‘Souls to the Polls’ traditions led by our churches, communities, and civic organizations. For many working families, Sunday provides the only real opportunity to cast a ballot without sacrificing wages or family responsibilities.”
Música vibrante, bailes llenos de energía, comida con mucho sabor y una gran variedad de vendedores dieron vida este domingo por la tarde a Fayetteville Street durante La Fiesta del Pueblo en el centro de Raleigh.
Ahead of Hurricane Erin’s arrival last week, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein highlighted how the federal government has yet to provide adequate aid to the communities of western NC. Nearly a year since Hurricane Helene made landfall, the federal government has covered only 8% of Hurricane Helene’s damage, according to Gov. Stein.
My whole life, I’ve been going back and forth between cultures.
There was one constant that grounded me. Storytelling. I learned that regular working people – nurses, teachers, stay-at-home parents – have stories to tell, and if we actually listen to them, they can create solutions to some of our toughest problems.
Primary care practices, particularly those in rural and underserved parts of the state, will be impacted the hardest, according to the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians.
While Berger is potentially chasing Trump’s approval, North Carolina is still without a state budget, three months into the fiscal year, and after missing a critical Medicaid funding deadline. Despite controlling both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly, Republicans still have not passed a comprehensive budget, threatening more than a billion dollars in federal funding, health care access, teacher pay raises, and Hurricane Helene recovery aid for small businesses.
Business owners and residents have said that Whatley has rarely been seen in impacted areas, and over 100 residents have requested that Whatley be removed from the FEMA council for not delivering on his promises to help the area. North Carolina has received only roughly 9% of the funding needed to recover from the devastation left by Hurricane Helene.