In North Carolina, Reproductive Health Access Will Be Decided In Down Ballot Races
Currently, Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power is all that stands in the way of new legislation that would restrict abortions even further.
Currently, Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power is all that stands in the way of new legislation that would restrict abortions even further.
Seemingly determined to keep his name in the news, Robinson has once again made headlines, this time for his calls to remove history and science from the elementary school curriculum.
The landmark decades-old education case landed before the North Carolina Supreme Court last Wednesday, with renewed demands toward the state adequately funding public schools.
According to the News & Observer, the cost of tuition and fees for college 50 years ago was less than $500, compared to $7,000 – $9,000 today.
Over the last month, the Fair Courts NC coalition toured the state to draw attention to the destructive role partisanship has played on state courts in the last decade and to call for judicial reform.
Instead of divisive vitriol, our educators and children need support and resources, not political games that only use them as pawns rather than building them up in order to thrive.
Moore County’s contentious race is just one of many counties in North Carolina where the radical right seeks to control what our children are allowed to learn.
Planned Parenthood announced that they will spend $50 million ahead of November’s elections and a big chunk of the money will be used to support Cheri Beasley’s run for the Senate.
In North Carolina, women are outperforming men by a 7-point share margin among new registrants, according to Targetsmart CEO Tom Bonier.
The current 20-week ban on abortions could very well turn into a six-week ban or possibly even a total ban if Republicans pick up five seats in the legislature this November.