NCGOP’s Campaign To Suppress The Vote
Republicans have created a fantastical conspiratorial legend made of intricate lies whose sole purpose is to make it harder for people to cast their votes.
July 1, 2022
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National Report Finds Violations Of Political Interference, Institutional Racism Within UNC System
A national faculty group released a report that highlights the numerous violations of threats to faculty governance, limiting academic freedom and the presence of institutional racism within the UNC System.
July 1, 2022
Durham Nearly Appointed Trump-Supporting Jan. 6 Rally Attendee To Human Relations Council
Jahnmaud Lane, who attended the Stop The Steal rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol, applied to be a member of Durham’s Human Relations Council.
June 30, 2022
Inequities Found Among Recipients Of NC Disability Services
A recent study of Innovations Waiver recipients in North Carolina found racial, gender, geographic, and age inequities among those receiving services.
June 30, 2022
Your Guide to the Right-Wing Extremists Trying to Take Over NC School Boards: Part V
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system has multiple districts with seats up for grabs and there are a number of extremist Republican candidates.
June 30, 2022
Education
Macon County Commissioner Denies Library Funding Over Pride Month Display
“If you want to celebrate divisive things like gay pride or whatever, then do it, but do it on private property,” said Macon County Commissioner Paul Higdon.
June 29, 2022
Disappointed Residents Confront Holly Springs Town Council Over Refusal To Adopt Non-Discrimination Ordinance
Some residents said they were “embarrassed to live in” Holly Springs after the council refused to adopt Wake County’s non-discrimination ordinance and didn’t recognize Pride Month.
June 29, 2022
November Election Could Shift Control Of The Wake County Board of Education
According to the News & Observer, “This fall’s election could decide whether Wake continues to have a left-leaning school board majority or shifts to a more conservative direction.”
June 28, 2022
NC Republicans’ Claims To Support Veterans Is Nothing But Lip Service
North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr voted against a bill that would provide help for Veterans who have been exposed to hazardous toxins during their service, a bill that they helped to craft.
June 28, 2022
Education
North Carolina Republicans’ ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Shelved In Legislature
HB 755 would erase LGBTQ+ voices from curriculum, put a target on educators and and require mandatory reporting to parents if a student begins to question their sexual identity in school.
June 27, 2022