ncga Feb 22, 2019: ICYMI This Week Our friends at Neighbors on Call are sponsoring a series of "NCGA 101" events with local legislators in Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Pittsboro. Register and share! 2020 will be here before we
NC-9 Feb 21, 2019: NC-09, fast and furious Our friends at Neighbors on Call are sponsoring a series of "NCGA 101" events with local legislators in Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Pittsboro. Register and share! Check back on Friday
education Feb 18, 2019: Education Policy: Who Should be at the Table? Upcoming Events:Monday, Feb. 18, 10 am, Board of Elections hearing, North Carolina State Bar, 217 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. This is an evidentiary hearing into possible ballot irregularities in the 9th Congressional
ICE Feb 14, 2019: No love for ICE this Valentine's Day This is not a happy Valentine's Day for our friends and neighbors who are afraid of being picked up by ICE if they leave their homes to go to work or pick up
icymi Feb 13, 2019: ICYMI This Week On Tuesday February 19th, the League of Women Voters of Orange-Durham-Chatham and the Chapel Hill Library will host the February meeting of the Campaign for Racial Equity in Our Schools. It will focus
education Feb 11, 2019: Are Conditions Improving for NC Teachers? On Saturday, the NC NAACP and other coalition partners met for the 13th Annual HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street) People’s Assembly Moral March on Raleigh in Downtown Raleigh. Per WRALMoral March
Medicaid Expansion Feb 7, 2019: Medicaid expansion - time to close the gap! Join the NC NAACP and other coalition partners for the 13th Annual HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street) People’s Assembly Moral March on Raleigh on Saturday, February 9th in Downtown Raleigh. Read
icymi Feb 6, 2019: ICYMI This Week Join the NC NAACP and other coalition partners for the 13th Annual HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street) People’s Assembly Moral March on Raleigh on Saturday, February 9th in Downtown Raleigh. Read
call to action Feb 4, 2019: NC Ranks Low in Prosperity and High in Racial Disparity Upcoming Events: Join the NC NAACP and other coalition partners for the 13th Annual HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street) People’s Assembly Moral March on Raleigh on Saturday, February 9th in Downtown
ncga Jan 31, 2019: How To Follow The NCGA And we're off! The 2019 legislative session of the NCGA officially began today. If you're particularly political, or have a lot of free time, or are a little bit of a glutton for
icymi Jan 30, 2019: ICYMI This Week The federal government is open again, but it could close in 3 weeks. Meanwhile, federal workers are still hurting, many with no guarantees of back pay. Find out how you can help federal
education Jan 28, 2019: Equal Opportunity for All? Race Matters in Public Schools The federal government shutdown is ending at least temporarily but will it shutdown again in three weeks? Also, federal workers still have not been paid this year! Find out how you can help
ncga Jan 24, 2019: Wanted - Crystal Ball! Air traffic controllers at RDU and elsewhere are distributing fliers at airports pleading for an end to the government shutdown: "No one should be under the illusion that it's business for usual
icymi Jan 23, 2019: ICYMI This Week "For more than half a century, media organizations have been able to work at the heart of the N.C. General Assembly legislative building. Now, Legislative Services Officer Paul Coble, a long-time critic
education Jan 21, 2019: The State of Education The government shutdown continues to hit NC families hard - Vance County is dropping its school lunches to "minimum level" to conserve food. Tell Senators Burr (202-224-3154) and Tillis (202-224-6342) about this! Call
census Jan 17, 2019: Grab Bag The government shutdown continues to hit NC families hard - Vance County is dropping its school lunches to "minimum level" to conserve food. Tell Senators Burr (202-224-3154) and Tillis (202-224-6342) about
icymi Jan 16, 2019: ICYMI This Week The government shutdown continues to hit NC families and workers hard. Remind Senators Burr (202-224-3154) and Tillis (202-224-6342) about this! Call as often as you can: "I'm a constituent calling from ___County to
ncga Jan 14, 2019: Fresh Start?!? We need more than a fresh start in DC. Keep pressure on Senators Burr (202-224-3154) and Tillis (202-224-6342), call as often as you can: "I'm a constituent calling from ___ to urge the
call to action Jan 10, 2019: Get out your pens! Starting this week, look for our blog posts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We'll keep you updated on what's happening at the NCGA, with a special focus on election-related issues such as voter
icymi Jan 9, 2019: ICYMI This (Two) Week(s) Quite a bit happened over the holiday break; not all of it bad!Candidates are already casting their eyes and hopes to 2020; Charlotte Democrat and former NC state Senator Malcolm Graham is
events Jan 7, 2019: Start 2019 By Showing Up! Happy new year and happy new NCGA! Gone is the Republican veto-proof super-majority in both chambers! OUR GET OUT THE VOTE POSTCARDS HELPED BREAK THE SUPERMAJORITY! We celebrate by welcoming our friends in
ncga Dec 24, 2018: Happy Holidays! Warm wishes for happy holidays, whatever you celebrate, from all of us at Stamp NC Blue. Thank you for supporting our work to inform and educate voters and elect candidates who reflect progressive
voter ID Dec 21, 2018: One more thing (or maybe two)... You Can Vote is working with community partners to plan educational forums on new voting requirements and how to communicate these with voters. They launch in Durham on February 23rd and will host
ncga Dec 20, 2018: The Lame Duck Marches On You Can Vote is working with community partners to plan educational forums on new voting requirements and how to communicate these with voters. They launch in Durham on February 23rd and will host
icymi Dec 19, 2018: ICYMI This Week Happy holidays and welcome to another episode of "Oh No What Did They Do Now?"The Senate did as we expected and overrode Governor Cooper's veto of the photo ID bill, 33-12. The