Republicans Aren’t Serious About Cutting Waste, Fraud, or Abuse
House Republicans are aiming to slash funding for the nonpartisan watchdog for waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government by nearly half in the next fiscal year, according to spending bill text released Sunday night.—Politico article, GAO is targeted by House Republicans in new spending bill If Republicans were serious about cutting waste, fraud, […]
Inspiring Teacher Award
Huge congratulations to Koko M. Thornton for receiving the Inspiring Teacher Award last night. Your work at Enloe High School and WCPSS makes our community and students stronger, and we’re proud of you. Read more from WRAL News: Longtime Enloe Magnet High School theatre teacher receives national honor
No Permit? No Concealed Carry for Teens
Allowing teenagers to carry concealed weapons with no training puts our communities and law enforcement in danger. I’m glad to see Josh Stein exercise his veto power to keep our state safe. Read more from WRAL News: Stein vetoes bill to allow concealed carry without a permit
Low-Income Americans Would Suffer from Proposed Tax Bill by Republicans
The Republican budget bill is big, ugly, and unfair. Providing tax breaks for billionaires on the backs of the most at-risk in our community is unamerican. Read more from CBS News: GOP tax bill could cost low-income Americans $1,600 per year, CBO says
Raleigh and Durham in the News
The Triangle has some of the best local leaders in the country, so having Raleigh and Durham sit among the best-run cities in the country just makes sense. Read more about it from CBS 17: Durham, Raleigh among best-run cities in America, study shows
JetZero Plans to Bring Jobs to NC
This is huge news for our state and our economy. As Josh Stein said, “North Carolina was the first in flight. We are also the future of flight.”
No Kings Protests
On Saturday, we sent a message to Trump and his cronies that our nation has No Kings. Thank you, Wake County, for showing up and speaking out.
Attending the No Kings Protests
Today, Cary and Wake County showed up to send a message to Trump and anyone who wants to weaken our democracy: We have No Kings.
Trump administration cut resources for veterans
Trump and his administration cut resources for veterans’ healthcare, but he has no problem asking soldiers to parade for his birthday. Read the article, Trump to Vets: Drop Dead. He should take his role as Commander in Chief seriously and support our military and our veterans.
Trump & RFK Politics Prioritized Over Health & Safety
This seems obvious, but selecting the people in charge of regulating vaccines based not on their qualifications but their politics is a terrible idea. I don’t trust vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. to lead this group. Read the NYT article, Party Politics Is Said to Have Played a Role in Kennedy’s Firing of Vaccine Advisers.