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Planned Parenthood Announces $10 Million Voter Campaign in North Carolina for 2024 Election
By: By MAKIYA SEMINERA, Associated Press Apr 25, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Abortion continues to be a key part of Democrats’ election playbook in North Carolina, which for 2024 will include what abortion-rights advocates call an unprecedented investment in get-out-the-vote efforts. Planned Parenthood affiliated groups in North Carolina announced on Thursday a $10 million campaign…
Read MorePeople Living in Tents off U.S. 70 Push Back After Being Told to Leave: ‘We’re Human Beings’
By Michael Perchick April 23, 2024 GARNER, N.C. (WTVD) — It may look like a patch of grass or an empty space but dozens of people call a section of U.S. 70 home. ABC11 spoke with people who are living there. They said they’ve built a community and the idea that city leaders want them to…
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40 Unhoused People Must Leave a Wake County Homeless Encampment or Face Arrest
By Greg Childress Apr 22, 2024 More than 40 people living in a tent encampment on a state-owned, unused lot at the intersection of Highways 401 and U.S. 70 near the Raleigh-Garner border have been told to leave by 10 a.m., Tuesday or face arrest for trespassing. Advocates for the people in the encampment have called…
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“We Can Make More Success Stories”: State Leaders Mobilize to Strengthen Reentry Support
Prison leaders say that 2024 will be an inflection year to make significant progress breaking down barriers formerly incarcerated people face when returning to the community. By Rachel Crumpler April 26, 2024 Ninety-five percent of incarcerated people in North Carolina prisons will one day return home — roughly 18,000 people this year alone. But walking out…
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The Riley Howell Foundation Fund Supports Gun Violence Victims
Sofia DiStefano Apr 27, 2024 In honor of Riley Howell, the Howell family created the Riley Howell Foundation Fund (RHFF) in 2020 to raise awareness and help those affected by gun violence. The RHFF hosts fundraising events every year in memory of Riley. Their main event is the Mighty Four Miler Run. The RHFF was created to help make…
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NC Firefighter Joining Mission to Bring Aid into Gaza Through Mediterranean Sea
By: Amalia Roy Posted: Apr 27, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Raleigh firefighter is joining a group of volunteers called the “Freedom Flotilla Coalition,” which seeks to bring aid into Gaza through the Mediterranean Sea. Brian McGinnis told sister station CBS 17 that it was unbearable for him to watch the Israel-Hamas War unfold from the…
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Anti-Poverty Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Change Course During Legislative Short Session
NC Poor People’s Campaign demands action on education, child care, and the minimum wage BY: GREG CHILDRESS – APRIL 24, 2024 On Wednesday, nearly 200 supporters of the North Carolina Poor People’s Campaign traveled to Raleigh to remind lawmakers returning for the legislative short session that low-income voters make up more than 41% of the state’s electorate.…
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“I Have No Idea What We’re Going To Do”: Housing Shortage Leaves NC Low-Income Renters Stymied
New report identifies a yawning housing gap for hundreds of thousands of NC households BY: GREG CHILDRESS – APRIL 17, 2024 Julia Stokes and her daughter moved into the Helen Wright Center, a Raleigh shelter for women experiencing homelessness, late last year after a family dispute left them without a place to live. With a monthly income…
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Raleigh N.C. Moms for Liberty Panel Touts Anti-LGBTQ+ Agenda
Panelists argued that public schools are trying to undermine parental rights and advocate for Critical Race Theory and “gender ideology” April 21, 2024 By Special to the LA Blade RALEIGH, N.C. – At a town hall meeting in Raleigh on Wednesday night sponsored by the organization Moms for Liberty, national and local leaders of the conservative…
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