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GOP leader alleges ‘corruption’ over maps

    GOP leader alleges  ‘corruption’ over maps

A special master, designated by a federal three-judge panel, is currently tasked to review redrawn N.C. legislative maps in the Covington case to confirm if nine specific districts are legally

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Trump or Treat?

    Trump or Treat?

Protesters with Indivisible Forsyth held a “Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue” protest on Fourth Street downtown on Friday, Oct. 27.

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Shorter open enrollment period has begun for ACA

    Shorter open enrollment period has begun for ACA

According to an Oct. 30 release from the N.C. Dept. of Insurance Monday, the enrollment period, now underway, ends on Dec. 15 for coverage through the 2018 Federal Health Insurance Exchange to begin Jan. 1, 2018.

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New Senate bill threatens Justice Morgans tenure

    New Senate bill threatens Justice Morgans tenure

Last week on Oct. 17, Sen. Bill Rabon (R-New Hanover) filed SB 698, a Constitutional Amendment titled “Increase Voter Accountability of Judges”.

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Adams, Butterfield blast Trump over Gold Star widow flap

  Adams, Butterfield blast Trump over Gold Star widow flap

Black congressional members are outraged, and say the White House owes apologies to the dead soldier’s family, the congresswoman and the nation.

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Leaders decry GOP judicial redistricting legislation

  Leaders decry GOP judicial redistricting legislation

North Carolina Republicans say the state’s judicial districts have not been fine- tuned in 60 years, and as a result,

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As partisan gerrymander case begins, special master consider for another

  As partisan gerrymander case begins, special master consider for another

As a federal hearing in North Carolina’s own partisan gerrymandering case involving congressional districts commenced this week in Greensboro, a

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Activists warn about North Carolina judicial redistricting scheme

  Activists warn about North Carolina judicial redistricting scheme

At last week’s 74th Annual N.C. NAACP Convention in Raleigh, legal activists fighting against illegal North Carolina voting laws and

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Spearman elected new president of N.C.NAACP

  Spearman elected new president of N.C.NAACP

The N.C. NAACP elected a new president last weekend to touts, “I’m woke, and I ain’t skerd,” letting advocates and adversaries alike know that just because Bishop Dr. William J. Barber II has finished his 12-year tenure as leader, doesn’t mean the state’s oldest civil rights organization will cease it’s aggressive battle for freedom, justice and equality.

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Bishop Barber leaves N.C. NAACP in best shape ever

  Bishop Barber leaves N.C. NAACP in best shape ever

Barber recalls many battles he’s led the N.C. NAACP into, in the areas of education, civil rights, workers’ rights, immigrant rights, LBGTQ rights, affordable health care, criminal justice and economic justice, many of which ended in victory for the people.

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