Con la administración de Donald Trump lista para asumir su segundo mandato, los activistas que se opusieron a sus políticas migratorias durante su primer periodo se preparan para enfrentar sus nuevos y más agresivos planes.
En 2017, Trump intentó terminar con el programa DACA, que les brinda protección temporal contra la deportación, aunque la Corte Suprema detuvo su intento debido a fallos procedimentales.
“Jefferson Griffin and the GOP do not actually want to make this election safe and secure. They want to throw out enough ballots as it will take to declare a victory,” said Gabby Chiarenza, a Wake County voter whose ballot has been challenged.
Knowing that they have lost their veto-proof supermajority for the next session, Republicans are attempting one last power grab at the expense of North Carolinians who need help putting their lives back together after Helene.
With only a few weeks left before they lose their veto-proof supermajority, North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate last week announced and then immediately passed three politically controversial proposals, including two new state constitutional amendments.
Last month, President Biden requested over $100B in emergency disaster aid to help Americans impacted by Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters. In NC, the Republican-led NCGA has only approved $877M in relief aid, equal to about 1.6% of the estimated total damage of $53B.
For the average American, the costs of electronics, clothing, and other consumer goods would surge as much as 45 percent, if Trump’s tariffs hit China.
Next year, women will comprise only about 30% of North Carolina’s legislators, highlighting a persistent gender imbalance in elected offices across the state. Men will account for roughly 70% of state lawmakers, a figure that has remained relatively unchanged in recent years.
The Senate elected Sen. Sydney Batch, who represents the 17th Senate district in Wake County. House Democrats voted to reelect Rep. Robert Reives of the 54th House District to lead in their chamber. Reives has led the House Democrats since 2021 and has been a part of the House since 2014.
In a desperate effort to salvage a losing campaign, Republican Jefferson Griffin has challenged the validity of more than 60,000 ballots, including two cast by his opponent’s parents.