New Republican Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Are Bigotry Disguised As Concern
North Carolina Republicans have filed six bills restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth and banning sports participation.
April 18, 2023
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‘If We Can’t Ask Questions, to Me That’s a Scary Place’: NC Republicans Want to Control History Courses in Universities, Colleges
North Carolina’s very own GOP-led General Assembly is attempting to use its political power to influence content taught in local universities.
April 18, 2023
Rep. Tricia Cotham Must Resign After Betraying Her Constituents By Switching To The Republican Party
Rep. Tricia Cotham ran on a platform of protecting abortion rights, gun reform, health care as a right and supporting LGBTQ+ rights. She has thrown all that out by switching to the NCGOP.
April 17, 2023
‘Every Vote Makes A Difference’: NC Legislators’ Failure To Show Up Has Long-Lasting Effects
House Reps. Tricia Cotham, Cecil Brockman and Michael Wray could have prevented the repeal of our state’s pistol permit law. Instead, they chose to skip work and miss the vote.
April 14, 2023
NCGOP Pushing Bill That Would Require Students to Learn Whitewashed Version of History
What HB 187 is truly about is power – the power for Republicans to dictate what history is taught to our children and how it’s taught.
April 13, 2023
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Tells NC Churchgoers ‘God Formed Me’ to Fight Against LGBTQ+ Rights, Visibility
Robinson claimed during a March church service in Mooresville that God created him to fight against the push for LGBTQ+ rights and visibility, saying that America is turning into a “hellhole” because of it.
April 12, 2023
NC Democrats Introduce Bill Providing Paid Family and Medical Leave, $15 Minimum Wage, Child Tax Credits, and More
House Bill 569, also known as the “Working Families Act,” would address topics such as paid family and medical leave, affordable housing, affordable child care, child tax credits and the minimum wage.
April 11, 2023
Growing Urban-Rural Education Divide Reflects Years of State Republicans’ Neglect
School systems, such as Wake County, are using their local education funds, to restore benefits cut by state Republicans, re-implementing a pay boost to teachers and other staff with advanced degrees.
April 10, 2023
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s Bigoted Beliefs Endear Him To Right-Wing Christian Nationalists
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is likely to announce soon that he will run for governor in 2024 and due to the importance of the race, the national media is finding out what we here have known for years now – Robinson is a far-right Christian nationalist bigot.
April 6, 2023
OBGYNs, Doctors Visit Legislature To Call For Abortion Protections
With state Republicans pushing forth abortion bans, medical professionals across the board have sounded the alarm surrounding the impact of erasing reproductive health care access.
April 5, 2023