Depending on which party gains seats, the future of abortion, marriage equality, civil rights and much more could be on the line in North Carolina.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections recently rejected a Republican Party request for the board to allow county elections officials to examine signatures on absentee voting documents.
So far, the governor’s veto power has held off radical Republican-backed measures, including restrictions on abortions, voting restrictions, the criminalization of peaceful protest and more.
The U.S. House passed a bill Tuesday recognizing same-sex marriages at the federal level – but, unsurprisingly, all eight House Republicans from North Carolina voted against it.
Another win for equality came recently when the Garner Town Council unanimously approved Wake County’s non-discrimination ordinance, the seventh community in the county to do so.
Ted Budd’s office claims his multiple trips to lavish resorts with his wife were part of his effort to support “the working families of North Carolina.”
Berger said Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is most widely known for his anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-Semitic comments, would make a great governor.
Republican-led legislatures in many states have increasingly proposed or passed laws stripping away reproductive rights, despite solid support for those rights from voters.
Cooper has vetoed bills that would allow firearms to more easily fall into the wrong hands, laws removing important voting and civil rights and laws that would censor teachers in classrooms.
Ultimately, Mark Meadows was faced with a choice on Jan. 6, 2021, and he chose a twice-impeached liar over his own country.