The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump’s signature budget bill, will lead to higher energy costs and a stifled clean energy industry in North Carolina, according to clean energy experts.
Funcionarios del condado señalaron que las órdenes ejecutivas del presidente Donald Trump contra los programas federales de Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión (DEI) ponen al Condado de Durham en riesgo de perder fondos federales si actuara como patrocinador financiero principal de los eventos de “Pride: Durham, NC”, que se celebrarán del 26 al 28 de septiembre.
El Congreso avanza de frente hacia un cierre del gobierno después de que el Senado rechazara un par de proyectos de ley de gasto temporales, incluido uno “limpio” propuesto por los republicanos para mantener el gobierno funcionando por siete semanas mientras los encargados de asignaciones negocian un acuerdo a largo plazo.
Stein says that the process of recovering after a natural disaster was never an easy one, but added roadblocks by the Trump administration, such as funds held up by DOGE and FEMA’s cancellation of their BRIC program, only make matters worse for the people affected by the storm and local governments trying to rebuild. Faced with these additional hurdles, local governments are having to come up with the missing funds, leading to the slower progression, halting, or outright cancellation of projects.
Speakers at the convention raised the alarm over the Trump administration’s mass layoffs of federal workers, its attacks against collective bargaining, and the potential privatization of veterans’ health care. They called for solidarity among workers, saying that unions must present a united front or risk losing hard-fought worker protections and many of their jobs entirely.
As part of a national movement to “demand a fully funded and fully staffed VA”, nurses and union supporters voiced their concerns about the recent changes outside of Senator Ted Budd’s Wilmington office.
Whatley, a longtime D.C. insider and former Big Oil lobbyist, held his kickoff event in the nation’s capital with wealthy donors and special interests — a move his critics say underscores where his priorities lie. Murdock and Graybill argue that while Whatley courts billionaires, North Carolinians are left to deal with the consequences of his record and policies.