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.
North Carolina currently sits as one of the only two states in the nation operating without a current state budget. The last state budget lawmakers created was set to run out in July, and since that deadline, lawmakers have only been successful in passing a reduced or “mini” budget that funds certain priorities. Though Stein signed the legislation in early August, he called it a “Band-Aid budget,” saying it falls short of what’s needed and fails to meet the needs of the people of North Carolina.
A long-standing initiative led by UNC-Chapel Hill to strengthen early childhood education across North Carolina is facing an uncertain future after losing federal support. The US Department of Education has recently written a notice to UNC-Chapel Hill, cancelling the federal grant that funds the university’s impactful SCRIPT-NC program.
Advocates and Democrats have condemned state Republicans for their “political gamesmanship”, as the crime bill attempts to tackle safety concerns without addressing the underlying factors. Earlier in September, Democratic lawmakers called for a proposal that increases funding to public safety personnel, including police officers, as well as provides new investments to the mental health system.
According to an analysis from Energy Innovation, the OBBBA would drive up the average household energy costs by $220 in 2030 and nearly $490 in 2035. In addition, the federal bill is expected to cut over 41,000 jobs from North Carolina’s workforce in 2030 and another 32,000 jobs by 2035.
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.