State Rep. Carla Cunningham (Mecklenburg Co.) is the only Democrat who voted to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a bill that forces sheriffs to cooperate with ICE. Because of her vote, the bill passed.
In an interview with Cardinal & Pine, Allison’s mom, Keily Chinchilla of Charlotte, recalled the moment Allison found out that she was going to be taken to Georgia by ICE.
Former Governor Roy Cooper officially announced his candidacy for the US Senate on Monday, ending months of speculation that he would run for the seat currently held by retiring Sen. Thom Tillis.
On Saturday, in a speech at the North Carolina Democratic Party’s Unity Dinner in Raleigh, Cooper highlighted his frustration with congressional Republicans’ growing attacks on the middle class.
“For too many Americans, the middle class feels like a distant dream. Meanwhile, the biggest corporations and the richest Americans have grabbed obscene wealth at the expense of everyday working people,” Cooper told the crowd.
In an interview, Allison’s mother, Keily Chinchilla of Charlotte, spoke out about her daughter’s detention, described the events of Feb. 20, and shared concerns for her daughter’s health.
On Thursday morning, hundreds of Durham residents came out to protest ICE activity in the city, after immigration agents were reported near the courthouse.
Two NC mothers drove with their children to Washington to tell Republicans that their daughters, who rely on Medicaid, are “not waste, fraud, or abuse. They are kids to be protected.”
In North Carolina, weed’s illegal, gerrymandering’s not — and politicians are rigging the rules to stay in power. We're going to break it down it every week at "Billy Ball Explains NC."
President Trump called the No Kings protesters nothing but criminals and people who hate America. Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent Michael McElroy walks though a North Carolina protest to see if that is true.