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VIDEO: ‘Asian Americans can determine the future of our state,’ lawmakers say

North Carolina’s Asian-American lawmakers, all of whom are Democrats, gathered last week to commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. NC Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, the first Asian American to serve in the General Assembly, said that Asian Americans are the fastest growing demographic both nationally and in North Carolina. “We are a small but […]
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VIDEO: NC Dems introduce a ‘Children’s Bill of Rights’

North Carolina Republicans have starved public schools for over a decade, state Democrats said last week, creating a mess of widespread staff shortages and limited resources. Though Democrats have introduced more than 230 bills since 2011 to solve these problems, Rep. Julie von Haefen said in a news conference on Wednesday, Republicans blocked, buried, or […]
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VIDEO: Anderson Clayton: NC Democrats Represent “Decency” on the Ballot

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VIDEO: Justice Riggs on the role of state courts in the future of abortion rights

Following decisions by the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos are legally children and the Arizona Supreme Court reapproving the state’s 1864 abortion ban, the importance of state courts for the future of reproductive freedom is becoming clear. “…State supreme courts are going to be the last word on whether women have the right to […]
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VIDEO: Attorney General Josh Stein Cites Bipartisan Approach to Clearing Rape-Kit Backlog

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  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine) Five years ago, North Carolina had one the largest number of untested rape kits in the country. Now it has next to none. Through a bipartisan effort, the state cleared nearly 12,000 untested kits since 2019, Attorney General Josh Stein […]
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VIDEO: US. Rep. Deborah Ross touts new funding for childcare in NC, but says more is needed

@cardinalandpine The new spending bill passed by Congress last month includes $1 billion to address the childcare crisis across the country. That’s the good news. The bad news? It’s like throwing a single bucket of water at a raging wildfire. Once federal pandemic-related funding expires in June, the very real problem is going to get […]