CALL YOUR NC STATE SENATOR to FULLY & FAIRLY FUND EDUCATION It seems that the NC Senate again proved nothing good happens after midnight: At 3 a.m. on Friday May 12, NC Senate GOP strips education funding from Democrats’ districts http://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article150397682.html Let your senator know that we are disgusted by this extreme partisanship and that …
Welcome to week 9 of Inside Your Legislative Body. The NC Senate passed their budget last week and the House begins work on their budget this week. Meanwhile, we got some good news already this week from SCOTUS. Here’s the latest- State Budget Update Unfortunately the Senate budget is more of what we’ve come to …
Margaret Marshall kicks off her campaign for CMS School Board, District 5, on Saturday, May 20, Noon-1:30 PM at Sharon Elementary. Family-friendly celebration with BBQ and ice cream!
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 16, for our annual Chow for Choice event! Dine at one (or more!) of the following participating restaurants, and 10% of the day’s proceeds will go to support Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. The following restaurants are participating in Charlotte this year: Fran’s Filling Station | Crave Dessert Bar | Dish Restaurants still have time …
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by Jeva Lange, TheWeek.com.  Photo: Getty Images. The estimated 3 to 4 million Americans who participated in January’s anti-Trump Women’s March are being honored with a major prize from PEN America, The Associated Press reports. The PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award is going to the “Women’s March” for “galvaniz[ing] a potent global …
Dear Mint Museum supporter: President Trump’s newly proposed budget – released Thursday – cuts all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute for Museum & Library Services (IMLS), among other agencies and programs. These cuts would have serious negative implications for The Mint …
YOU’RE INVITED! Resist Trump Tuesday: Stand up for Healthcare! WHAT: Resist Trump Tuesday: Stand up for Healthcare! WHEN:Â TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 12:00 PM WHERE: SENATOR THOM TILLIS’S CHARLOTTE DISTRICT OFFICE 9300 HARRIS CORNERS PKY. (IN CHARLOTTE) CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS Our movement is growing. In every corner of the country, week after week, we are meeting …
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND ACTIONS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 20 North Carolina: Contact your NC House representatives and urge them to support House Bill 200 (nonpartisan redistricting). National: Contact your U.S. House representatives to comment on or oppose these bills: â—Š ACA Repeal/Replace Legislation Current focus is on the House of Representatives, where the proposed repeal of …
As you most likely heard on yesterday’s news, President Trump’s budget proposal includes a recommendation for elimination of all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and Institute of Museums and Library Services and 49 National Historic Sites. All of this is …
Education committee update We are beginning to see movement regarding education on the national front. The main sections of proposed HR 610 would repeal the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 and would take away from the Department of Education any role except disbursement of block grants to states. These grants would be turned into …
(From a FB post by Dr. Maryann Huey – Drake University) Please call your congressman/woman and tell them it is not OK to eliminate standards protecting the quality of children’s educations or nutritional requirements for lunches, as well as, programs that feed children in poverty. Sad day for public education and protecting the rights of most …
Initial Meeting Notes February 7, 2017 Goal: Focus initially on two areas: Public schools vs. charters and the use of vouchers, focusing on the state legislative and local level (where we get the vast majority of funding). Affordable/universal early childhood education. Action Steps: Group members volunteered to undertake the following tasks: * Identify websites that …