"No matter what form of transportation they choose, every North Carolinian should be able to travel safely each day," Gov. Stein said in a release. "These grants will help us...
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Un día después de que la Asamblea Legislativa aprobara un plan que cambia el Primer Distrito Congresional de un distrito competitivo a uno controlado por los republicanos, los votantes ya solicitaron a los jueces federales impugnar el nuevo mapa.
Miembros de la comunidad, personas defensoras y familias de Carolina del Norte realizaron el evento De la Memoria a la Resistencia: La Salud No Puede Esperar, una actividad inspirada en el Día de los Muertos que rindió homenaje a los habitantes del estado que han perdido a sus seres queridos por la falta de acceso a atención médica.
“Nearly 600,000 children in our state could be without food in a few days because USDA is playing an illegal game of shutdown politics,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “They have emergency money to help feed children during this shutdown, and they’re refusing to spend it. I warned them last week that I would take them to court if they tried to hurt our kids, and today that’s what we’re doing.”
“No matter what form of transportation they choose, every North Carolinian should be able to travel safely each day,” Gov. Stein said in a release. “These grants will help us reduce traffic fatalities in North Carolina.”
North Carolinians have begun to feel the disruptions and effects of the shutdown more sharply, something advocates and government workers warn could get worse by mid-November.
As food assistance demand is high and supplies are limited, community and peer-to-peer support are very important as we navigate these difficult times. We need to not only support food banks as much as we can, but also support each other.
North Carolinians have begun to feel the disruptions and effects of the shutdown more sharply, something advocates and government workers warn could get worse by mid-November.
Primary care practices, particularly those in rural and underserved parts of the state, will be impacted the hardest, according to the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians.
More than half of the nonprofits in western NC pivoted to disaster relief & recovery work. This funding will help support the operations and reconstruction projects of many organizations on the ground.
Advocates and Democrats have condemned state Republicans for their “political gamesmanship”, as the crime bill attempts to tackle safety concerns without addressing the underlying factors. Earlier in September, Democratic lawmakers called for a proposal that increases funding to public safety personnel, including police officers, as well as provides new investments to the mental health system.
La falta de liderazgo republicano ha dejado al gobierno funcionando con “mini-presupuestos”, medidas temporales que no solucionan los grandes problemas que enfrentan las familias de Carolina del Norte.
Una nueva ley en Carolina del Norte ha encendido alarmas entre defensores de derechos civiles y comunidades inmigrantes. El Proyecto de Ley de la Cámara 318, también conocida como la “Ley de Ejecución Criminal de Inmigrantes Ilegales”, entró en vigor esta semana y obliga a los alguaciles del estado a colaborar más estrechamente con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE).
As the child of immigrants and a first-generation American, I have lived the reality many of our lawmakers ignore. I grew up in a community that thrived through hard work, mutual aid, and resilience. My parents taught me love, compassion, and the value of helping others — lessons far removed from the greed and power games I see in Washington today.
Like millions of mixed-status families, I witnessed how my siblings faced the constant fear of family separation, even though they were born here and became U.S. citizens.