Between fighting an ongoing drought, and watching the costs of diesel & fertilizer risiebecause of Trump's war in Iran, North Carolina farmers are going through it right now. #ncpol #NCfarms #risingcosts #drought
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Tomorrow, the Republican-controlled NC General Assembly will start their legislative session for the year. Last year, they broke a record for non-productivity and failed to pass a budget. Will they finally get around to it this session? #ncpol #ncga #ncgov #passabudget
North Carolina's kids deserve better, and you can join NCAE on May 1st in Raleigh to demand it. Join thousands of educators, parents, students, and community members at Halifax Mall for the Kids Over Corporations Rally. #ncpol #schoolfunding #education
https://www.mobilize.us/ncae/event/932021/
There's something wrong with the picture when Duke Energy profits almost $5 billion and still asks North Carolinians for more money. That's the message that took shape as people testified at last week's Utilities Commission public hearing in Waynesville. #ncpol #no2ratehikes
After a historically unproductive 2025, the North Carolina General Assembly is about to get back to work. Here’s what we’re keeping an eye on when the 2026 “short session” kicks off on April 21. #ncpol #ncga
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Las facturas de electricidad en Carolina del Norte ya son demasiado altas, pero Duke Energy quiere aumentarlas otra vez. Desliza para ver cuándo será la audiencia pública en tu área, donde la gente tendrá la oportunidad de decir: “ya es suficiente.” #nc #noalosaumentos
Today, the Republican-led State Board of Elections passed a plan to upload voter information (names, birth date, and the last 4 digits of SSNs) into a federal database tool. In other states it has been shown to falsely label people as non-citizens. #ncpol #breakingnews #votingrights
"Speaker after speaker rose in the Haywood County Justice Center on April 14 to describe rising bills, climate anxiety, and the lingering trauma of Hurricane Helene..." #ncpol #no2ratehikes #news #wnc
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Last year, Republicans cut funding for everything from affordable health care to food assistance– all so that billionaires & corporations can rake in billions in tax breaks. Working families pay our fair share but our government does less for us than ever before. #ncpol #TaxDayReality #FairShareNow
The NCGA is back in session next week– and they still haven’t passed a budget for 2025. Call your legislators and tell them to pass a budget that pays our teachers, protects Medicaid, and makes corporations pay their fair share. #ncpol #TaxDayReality #FundOurFuture #FairShareNow
The bad policies of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and the absenteeism of Recovery Czar Michael Whatley left many in western NC feeling abandoned, wondering if federal help would ever come. Local & state leaders haven't given up. #ncpol #helene #fema
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Trump’s tariffs are the biggest tax increase on Americans in decades. They cost NC households between $800 and $1300 last year. That money could’ve gone to rent, groceries, or gas. Washington needs to worry less about a ballroom and more about lowering our costs. #ncpol #taxdayreality
While North Carolinians see their electric bills climb higher than ever, Duke Energy rakes in record profits... and they still want more. We showed one Durham resident how much of her bill was pure profit for Duke Energy. #ncpol #no2ratehikes #bills
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The Southern Environmental Law Center says the EPA’s plan grants the wishes of Duke Energy and other electric utilities at the risk of the safety of drinking water near and downstream from coal ash deposits. #ncpol #coalash
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NC Treasurer Brad Briner is expanding his office's use of Chat GPT and a few other models. State employees are asking for specifics of how it will be used and how they will be impacted. #ncpol #news
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The national institutes that study heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, kidney disease, infectious diseases, strokes, & neurological disorders, as well as aging and childhood development would all lose 7-27% of their funding under Trump's proposed budget. #ncpol #NIH #health
A law that Gov. Stein tried to block last year has opened the door to these rate hikes. We're being told to pay Duke Energy for things they haven't provided yet while they make record profits. #ncpol
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In Feb., Trump order that the Pride Flag be removed from the Stonewall monument as part of his attack against preserving American history. Today, non-profits won as a settlement filed in court guaranteed that the flag will be permanently allowed to remain. #lgbtq #pride #goodnews
This ruling was tough news for folks across our state. But advocates aren’t giving up, and they won’t give up until public schools receive the funding they need to fully support our students. #ncpol #leandro #whatyoucando #nccourt https://bit.ly/3QhyyAB
Justice Paul Newby just finished stomping on the right to a sound, basic education. Now the NCGOP wants to effectively give him the power to punish lawyers who call out his bias or go up against Republican lawmakers. #ncpol #faircourts #corruption
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We asked Letaeja from @blackvotersmatterfund.org to take a look at how much of her electric bill was going directly into Duke Energy's pocket. "People need to know this... that's crazy." #ncpol #no2ratehikes #electricbill
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rSehZUYPpKA
You already see plenty of AI images finding their way into your social media feed, and we've even seen fake AI clips being used in NC campaign ads. But sometimes it's not only the image that's fake, it's the "person" that posted it. #ncpol #tips https://bit.ly/3OlzGCy
When the NCGA overturned Stein's SB266 veto, he warned it would lead to higher power bills & put North Carolinians on the hook for data center costs. With Duke Energy now pushing for an 18% rate hike, NC needs leaders to stand up to corporate greed more than ever. #ncpol #ncgov
@carolinaforward.bsky.social and Resource Rural filmed a documentary on how a uniquely successful NC health program ran out of funding last year when the General Assembly failed to pass a budget. "The Root of Good Health" premieres this month. #nc #health #documentary
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Helene Recovery Czar, Michael Whatley, joined GOP lawmakers in patting themselves on the back this week in western NC. The occasion? Trump's new DHS Secretary backtracked on a harmful FEMA policy that Whatley & crew once praised his predecessor for. #ncpol
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Of the fifty-six rural hospitals in North Carolina, nine are at risk of closing because of federal Medicaid cuts. State lawmakers can help in limiting the damage, but so far haven't even passed a state budget. #ncpol #medicaid #ruralhospitals
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The President chose to put our nation at war with Iran without clear objectives or an exit strategy. It’s costing taxpayers tens of billions of dollars and North Carolinians far too much at the pump...
“This is one of the toughest times I’ve seen in agriculture... Even if the war ended today, by the time the fuel price came down, they would already have had to put this crop in the field, so it’s caught us at the worst time...” #nc #ncpol
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