icymi Oct 23, 2019: ICYMI This Week Join Neighbors on Call on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 8 PM at Orange County Public Library (137 W. Margaret Ln., Hillsborough, NC) for Taking on NC Environmental Policy, a
education Oct 21, 2019: Rep. Horn for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction? Join Neighbors on Call on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 8 PM at Orange County Public Library (137 W. Margaret Ln., Hillsborough, NC) for Taking on NC Environmental Policy, a
2019 Elections Oct 17, 2019: Elections Are Coming! The hourly/daily news from DC can be consuming, but let's not forget that most of us have a 2019 election - municipal elections on Nov 5. VOTER PHOTO ID IS NOT REQUIRED
icymi Oct 16, 2019: ICYMI This Week ACTION ALERT: Contact your representatives and urge them to vote AGAINST the Duke Energy rate hike bill, SB559! It could get voted on next week! The NCGA is on break until Monday October
education Oct 14, 2019: Privatization of Public Education Denies Equal Opportunities The NCGA is out until October 21. Senator Berger says the Senate may wrap up by October 31. Stay tuned. Privatization of public education is not a new idea. We posted about it
2020 elections Oct 10, 2019: Understanding the NC Electorate Early voting for 2019 municipal elections is Oct 16-Nov 1, election day is Nov 5. Find one-stop early voting sites and hours here. Be sure you're registered to vote, see a sample ballot,
icymi Oct 9, 2019: ICYMI This Week UPDATE: View the results of the NC municipal elections here! Frustratingly, the Duke rate hike bill has new life again and has cleared the state Senate. Among other things, it would allow "the
education Oct 7, 2019: Wanted: New NC Superintendent of Public Instruction NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson has not been working in the best interest of public schools. We need a new state superintendent. The election for the office is in Fall 2020
climate crisis Oct 3, 2019: The Climate Crisis in NC With everything else going on in our country and world, Gov. Cooper's update at the end of Climate Week on his plans to reduce NC's greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2025 didn't get
icymi Oct 2, 2019: ICYMI This Week Republican-sponsored SB250 got a committee hearing yesterday. This bill, alternatively titled “Remove Foreign Citizens from Voting Rolls,” requires state and county boards of elections "to identify non-citizens on the voting rolls...by using
veto override Sep 30, 2019: Will the Senate Sustain Governor Cooper's Veto? Attend the Memorial Delivery and Medicaid Expansion Legislative Hearing sponsored by Health Action NC on Tuesday, Oct 1, 9a-12N at the NCGA. "Join us in delivering a memorial luminary that has a photo
Medicaid Expansion Sept 26, 2019: What's up with Medicaid Expansion? As Kate noted yesterday, the NCGA is "off" this week, with public pinky-swear promises from Republican leadership that no votes will occur until Sept 30. The legislature "should" have
icymi Sep 25, 2019: ICYMI This Week Democracy NC has created a wallet card guide for voting in 2019. Hand them out to friends and family-- and strangers! They're free and super handy! Knock on wood, this week will continue
education Sep 23, 2019: Mark Johnson Refuses. You Can Too! Today, I write as a parent and concerned citizen, with a heavy heart. I had hoped I would not need to write this post, but I am hearing that districts are still collecting
gotv Sept 19, 2019: GOTV in 2020! On Sunday, I joined 260 other progressives at the Election Skills Fair in Chapel Hill organized by Neighbors on Call (NoC). Great information from great speakers got everyone even more fired up for
icymi Sept 18, 2019: ICYMI This Week I'll be honest with y'all, I'm (almost) at a loss for words on how to sum up this past week in the NCGA. Two major events happened concurrently: the House and Senate redistricting
nc budget Sep 16, 2019: All Eyes on the Budget and Redistricting From our friends at Stronger NC, via their Facebook page: The House and Senate are wrapping up the drawing of new legislative districts as ordered by the court, but with very little notice
redistricting Sept 12, 2019: Redistricting and an earthquake at the NCGA Free Neighbors on Call Election Skills Fair on Sept 15, 2-4pm, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill. Meet NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls (we wrote postcards to help elect her in 2018!) and NC
2019 Elections Sept 11, 2019: ICYMI this week UPDDATE, Sept 11, 9am: Thanks so much to Patti for keeping an eye on things while I troubleshot my computer (and by that I mean stood around while more tech-savvy people did). I'm
education Sep 9, 2019: Why Do We Have a Budget Surplus When NC Education and Other Programs are Lacking? RSVP for the free Neighbors on Call Election Skills Fair on Sept 15, 2-4pm, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill. Meet NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls (we wrote postcards to help elect her in
nc budget Sept 5, 2019: Mini-budgets, bills, & employment equity RSVP for the free Neighbors on Call Election Skills Fair on Sept 15, 2-4pm, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill. Meet NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls (we wrote postcards to help elect her in
icymi Sept 4, 2019: ICYMI This Week VICTORY!! In the gerrymandering case we've all been watching closely, Common Cause v. Lewis, Common Cause, Democrats, and opponents of partisan gerrymandering have won! Read Common Cause's statement here. Read summaries of the
state employees Sep 2, 2019: Improvements for State Employees this Labor Day Thousands of people have been waiting for raises, but no budget has meant no raises. That was until Friday, when Governor Cooper signed raises for state employees into law. They will get back
2020 elections Aug 29, 2019: The Real Story on REAL ID There's already a lot of misinformation circulating about the 2020 elections, some of it probably from trolls and some from uninformed and well-intentioned people. One of the most harmful lies/misunderstandings is that
icymi Aug 28, 2019: ICYMI This Week Like a prairie dog popping out of its hole every once in a while, the McCrae Dowless story surfaces again. This time, one of his accomplices, Ginger Shae Eason, said in court on