On June 3rd, Durham County residents, elected officials, and advocates will come together to rally against the harmful rate hike request and host a drag show before the rate hike public hearing at the Durham County Courthouse.
Days after educators descended upon Raleigh to advocate for public education funding, a prominent group of retired judges, justices, and education leaders is seeking to
The Trump administration’s actions, from tariffs to the Iran war to cuts to Medicaid, are “obliterating the economic security” of a huge swath of North Carolinians, according to a new report titled, “The Tar Heel Affordability Crisis.”
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.