Happy Teacher Appreciation Week
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to the amazing teachers across Wake County and North Carolina. Our students, families, and communities are stronger because of your hard work and dedication.
Taxpayers to Pay for Trump’s Ballroom
Republicans want taxpayers to spend $1 billion on Trump’s ballroom while refusing to do anything about rising grocery, gas, and health care costs. For months, President Donald Trump portrayed the big new ballroom that he’s building on White House grounds as a gift to the nation, courtesy of patriotic private donors. “And by the way, […]
Restored Access to Mifepristone—For Now
Mifepristone is safe, effective, and backed by decades of research. Women, not politicians or Trump judges, should be able to make their own decisions about their bodies and their health care. The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a lower-court ruling that had threatened to upend one of […]
Oil Hits a Four-Year High Under Trump
Costs are skyrocketing under Trump, and oil just hit a four-year high today of $120 a barrel. We’re all paying the price for Trump’s reckless and disastrous policies.
The Voting Rights Act
Today’s Supreme Court decision is a devastating blow. Justice Kagan’s dissent says it all: “The Voting Rights Act is—or, now more accurately, was—‘one of the most consequential, efficacious, and amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in our Nation’s history,’” she wrote. “It was born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights […]
Terence Everitt Resigns
Grateful for Terence Everitt’s service and the years he spent fighting for all of us in the General Assembly. In a Facebook post, Everitt, who’s an attorney, cited a new role with the North Carolina Voter Protection Alliance. He has served as the group’s executive director since it launched several months ago. It says on […]
Prices Rising Across the Board
Gas prices just hit a four-year high, while costs from groceries to housing and health care keep rising. Hardworking Americans deserve better than Donald Trump’s reckless policies. Read more in The New York Times article, U.S. Gas Prices Hit Highest Level Since Beginning of War in Iran.
Americans Know the Economy is in Poor Condition
Families are struggling with high prices, and nearly half of Americans say the economy is “poor.” Instead of lowering costs, Republicans are doubling down on Trump’s agenda. Gallup found nearly half of Americans 47% saying the current economic conditions are “poor,” up 7 points from March. And 73% said the economy is getting worse, also […]
The National Women’s Political Caucus Endorsement
Proud to have the support of the National Women’s Political Caucus. I will always fight to ensure women have control over their own bodies and health care.
Families Turn to Buy Now, Pay Later to Survive
Families are being forced to make impossible choices in Trump’s economy, and more Americans are now turning to buy now, pay later just to afford groceries. The American people deserve better. “A growing percentage of buy now, pay later (BNPL) users say they’ve paid late on one of these loans in the past year. Now, […]