Deadline for Voters — April 11
Deadline for Voters — April 11
There’s an election in the offing, and over the next few weeks candidates and their allies will be ramping up the rhetoric. North Carolinians settling in to watch some television […]
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
The General Assembly has adjourned its 2013 session after a final cascade of disappointing and disturbing bills that now await review by Gov. Pat McCrory. Among the bills approved are ones that will make it less convenient for many citizens to vote and that weaken regulatory oversight of the environment.
There was at least one bright spot, as the House rejected a last-minute push by the Senate to speed up the environmentally risky natural gas extraction process known as fracking. But on the whole, legislators succeeded in putting the crowning touches on a session devoted to a conservative agenda the likes of which modern North Carolina has never before seen.
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
It could be said that the elephant – symbol of the Republicans who control North Carolina’s General Assembly and governor’s office — has labored and brought forth a mouse. But this is a mouse with sharp teeth.
After weeks of effort, the legislature’s Republican majorities and Gov. Pat McCrory have agreed on a spate of changes to the state’s tax laws centered on cuts in personal and corporate income taxes. The cuts aren’t as deep as some conservatives wanted. Still, they will sap revenues that finance the entire portfolio of state programs and services.
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
The Council’s 2013 Legislative Seminar on April 11 featured a workshop about voting rights. It was provided by Bob Hall, executive director of Democracy North Carolina, a group that advocates for voting rights and for proper safeguards against the influence of self-serving special interests in the political system.
The debate over whether voters should have to show a photo ID has raged from state to state, with backers saying such IDs are needed to combat voter fraud.
Nobody wants to see even one vote cast illegally, and it’s true that most voters already have photo IDs. However, those who don’t have them tend to be among society’s vulnerable.
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
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