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VIDEO: N.C. lawmakers voice bipartisan support for redistricting reform
At a press conference on Wednesday, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers touted a plan to reform the way voting maps are drawn in North Carolina. House Bill 606 has some 60 co-sponsors – a majority in that chamber – … Continue reading
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Video: Photo ID opponents caution against disenfranchising N.C. voters
The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, along with the ACLU of North Carolina, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Democracy North Carolina held a press conference on Wednesday at the N.C. General Assembly voicing their opposition to a … Continue reading
Backwards runners protest state budget
While N.C. state legislators prepared to convene at the General Assembly Tuesday afternoon, a group of sweatband and Nike-clad activists assembled outside to run a .5K around the Halifax Mall—backwards. The event was held to protest the “backwards” state budget, … Continue reading
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Resolution Calls for Limiting Corporate Cash in Elections
A press conference was held Wednesday afternoon at the N.C. General Assembly to rally support for a joint legislative resolution to overturn the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision of Citizens United v FEC. The 2010 ruling struck down certain provisions … Continue reading
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400 paper dolls descend on the N.C. legislature
A North Carolina early learning advocacy group set up more than 400 life-size paper dolls outside the N.C. General Assembly Thursday morning in an effort to push the legislature to support early learning programs this session. The dolls were designed … Continue reading
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Group Calls for Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’
A group of North Carolina citizens visited the N.C. General Assembly on Wednesday to call for lawmakers to support a constitutional amendment overturning the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of Citizens United v FEC. That 2010 decision allows corporations and unions … Continue reading
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N.C. citizens protest voter photo ID bill
As state lawmakers returned to Raleigh Wednesday to begin a special legislative session, a group of North Carolinians gathered outside the General Assembly to voice their opposition to a bill that would require voters to present a state-issued photo ID … Continue reading
Concerned moms set up lemonade stand for N.C. budget
A group of North Carolina mothers set up a lemonade stand across from the legislature on Wednesday to raise revenue for the state budget and to raise awareness of proposed cuts that they say would hurt the state’s education system. … Continue reading
VIDEO: N.C. Citizens Rally Against Photo ID Bill
At a rally organized by the nonpartisan Democracy North Carolina at the N.C. General Assembly on Wednesday, citizens voiced their opposition to House Bill 351, which would require voters to show a photo ID when voting in person. Opponents of … Continue reading
VIDEO: N.C. Senate pardons Gov. Holden
While convened for a rare meeting in its old chamber in the N.C. Capitol Building, the N.C. Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to pardon Gov. William Holden, who in 1871 became the first U.S. governor removed through impeachment — in … Continue reading
