By Public Schools First NC The 2024-25 school year was the first year that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship taxpayer-funded private school voucher program became universally available. For the first time, all families could apply to…
By R. Allen Wight El Futuro Es Nuestro, or “It’s Our Future (IOF),” organizes H2-A and immigrant farmworkers in North Carolina and advocates on their behalf. The organization initially materialized out of grassroots demands for…
By Michael Hewlett Mina Ezikpe went to a morning meeting of Central Piedmont Community College’s board of trustees on March 12 with a friend and part-time student, Eboni Exceus, to learn more about a plan…
How 15 years of budget cutting has impacted NC Commentary by Rob Schofield Several important policy priorities have defined conservative Republican governance of North Carolina during the last 15 years – the culture wars, the…
REI Union Organizer in Durham Wins Settlement By Durham Dispatch An REI Union organizer fired in May 2023 has reached a settlement with the outdoor retailer. Steven Pitts, a leader of the union drive at…
Eastern Kentucky to Western NC and back again: “We know what it’s like” By Katie Myers When the rivers and creeks running through eastern Kentucky jumped their banks and flooded a wide swath of the…
By Lisa Sorg State Sen. Paul Newton introduced Senate Bill 261 in early March with the gusto of a car salesman: “I’m here to offer you an opportunity to save North Carolina billions of dollars,”…
By Jenn Frye It’s November 15, 2024 and I’m in a room so packed with people that I wish I were wearing a t-shirt instead of my Carolina Federation hoodie. More than 50 lead canvassers…
A love letter from NCCASA to rape crisis advocates By North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault At NCCASA, we recognize the transformative power of support services for survivors of sexual violence. Every call answered, every…
By Appalachian Voices We want our families to have the freedom to drink clean water, breathe safe air and live in healthy communities, but plans for a major buildout of methane gas infrastructure are putting…