Thousands of educators and advocates attended the march – sending a message to the legislature that education is definitely a top issue in our state. The legislature must take action to improve outcomes for students and teachers in our public school system.
Una reciente decisión de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos podría transformar el panorama político del país y reabrir una intensa batalla sobre cómo se trazan los distritos electorales. El fallo, emitido en el caso Louisiana v. Callais, limita de manera significativa el alcance de la histórica Ley de Derechos Electorales de 1965 y podría facilitar que varios estados rediseñen sus mapas electorales antes de las próximas elecciones.
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed the bill into law to keep the vital program running, but not without noting some of the “serious flaws.”
Bajo el lema “Kids over Corporations”, los participantes marcharon hacia las afueras de la Asamblea General para pedir mejores salarios para los docentes, más fondos por estudiante, el fin de los vales para escuelas privadas y mayores impuestos a las corporaciones.
Since North Carolina’s maps are already severely gerrymandered in favor of Republicans, it’s looking unlikely that they will redraw the maps again. North Carolina has also already held its primary election, essentially sealing in the state’s current maps through 2026. If anything, the Callais decision just provided further legal cover for the already extreme gerrymandering that had taken place just 6 months prior.
Dominion Energy, the electric service provider for nearly 130,000 customers in northeastern North Carolina, has filed a proposal with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) that could raise monthly bills for residential customers by an average of $17.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley has spent much of the past year supporting policies that benefited major pharmaceutical and oil companies. At the same time, North Carolina families faced rising costs for prescriptions, gas, and everyday essentials.
Republicans often equate the raw cost of Medicaid with waste and abuse, a dangerous oversimplification for families whose healthcare needs are both genuine and extremely expensive.
A Black mayor in Western North Carolina reflects on a conversation with his grandmother, who fought for civil rights and the Voting Rights Act 50 years ago. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision last week, that fight continues.