Speaker Joe Hackney Announces That He Will Not Run For Reelection
Today, Representative Joe Hackney Announces His Retirement from the North Carolina House of Representatives... Read More »
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Statement from NCDP Chairman David Parker on Pat McCrory’s Gubernatorial Announcement
Statement from NCDP Chairman David Parker on Pat McCrory finally deciding to comply with ethics rules and officially declare his candidacy... Read More »
Statement from Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx on Governor Perdue’s Announcement
Statement from Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx on Governor Perdue's Announcement: "Governor Beverly Perdue deserves our gratitude for guiding our state in very difficult times, and for being a good friend to the City of Charlotte... Read More »
U.S. Senator Kay Hagan on Governor Perdue’s Announcement
U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) today commented on Governor Bev Perdue’s announcement that she would not seek re-election... Read More »
Statement from Chair David Parker Regarding Governor Perdue’s Announcement
Bev Perdue has been, and will continue to be, an outstanding Governor... Read More »
Senator Kay Hagan on Tonight’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) tonight commented after the President delivered his address on the State of the Union to a Joint Session of Congress. Hagan explicitly rejected the poisonous partisanship in Washington and crossed the aisle to sit with Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona. Read More »
NCDP Chairman David Parker’s Statement on Tonight’s State of The Union Address
NCDP Chairman David Parker’s Statement on Tonight’s State of The Union Address: “Tonight, President Obama rolled out a bold and ambitious agenda to build a job-creating economy that’s built to last - one where hard work pays, responsibility is rewarded, and everyone does their fair share and plays by the same rules, Read More »
North Carolina Democratic Party’s Statement on Release of Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns
Today, after years of resistance, Mitt Romney has released limited information about his finances. In response, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair David Parker released the following statement... Read More »
North Carolina Democratic Party’s Statement on Release of Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns
Today, after years of resistance, Mitt Romney has released limited information about his finances. In response, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair David Parker released the following statement... Read More »
Statement from Sen. Martin Nesbitt and Rep. Joe Hackney on Today’s Redistricting Decision
Joint statement from Sen. Martin Nesbitt and Rep. Joe Hackney on today’s redistricting decision: Read More »
Superintendent Atkinson Announces Re-election Plans
Today, State Superintendent June Atkinson announced that she will seek re-election. The positive work of increasing the North Carolina high school graduation rate remains her first priority. Read More »
Governor Perdue Pushes To Temporarily Restore 3/4 Of The One-Cent Sales Tax To Stop Cuts to Schools
Education has always been part of the fabric of who we are as a people in North Carolina and it’s the key to our future. We must stop the deep and unnecessary cuts that are going on in North Carolina’s schools. That’s why I’m for temporarily restoring three-quarters of the one-cent sales tax that the Republican-controlled General Assembly eliminated and for dedicating those funds to North Carolina schools... Read More »
NCDP Chairman Calls on Mitt Romney to Release Comprehensive Tax Returns
Following today’s New York Times editorial calling on Romney to release his tax returns – a practice that every Republican and Democratic nominee for president has adhered to for a generation but which Romney has repeatedly refused to do – North Carolina Democratic Party Chair David Parker released the following statement: Read More »
Commissioner Goodwin Announces $42 Million in Recoveries and Savings for North Carolinians
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department of Insurance saved or recovered more than $42.2 million for North Carolinians in 2011. Read More »
Hagan Congratulates Nominees for US Service Academies
U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) today named the 50 North Carolina students who received her nomination to attend a U.S. Service Academy in 2012. Receiving a nomination from a member of Congress is a significant accomplishment and an important step in the service academies’ highly competitive application process... Read More »
Governor Perdue to NCGOP: Stop Devastating Cuts to Schools
Last year, the Republicans passed devastating education cuts that harmed our children’s future. The cuts – from pre-k all the way through higher education – have led to higher class sizes, the loss of thousands of teacher and teacher assistant positions, and massive tuition hikes.... Read More »
Statement by Gov. Perdue Regarding Tonight’s Midnight Legislative Action
The Republican-controlled General Assembly conducted a legislative session last night and early this morning that violated the North Carolina Constitution. Gov. Perdue had reconvened the General Assembly pursuant to Article II, Section 22(7) of the North Carolina Constitution solely to consider her veto of Senate Bill 9... Read More »
North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman David Parker Blasts House Republicans’ Vote to Raise Taxes
On the heels of yesterday’s blatantly partisan vote by Republicans in the House to raise taxes on 160 million Americans in the middle of the holiday season – the latest demonstration of Republicans’ failed economic policies for middle-class Americans – North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman David Parker released the following statement... Read More »
Senator Hagan Votes to Support Middle Class Tax Cut
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) today commented after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill to extend the payroll tax cut for 4.7 million North Carolina workers for two months. To see a county-by-county breakdown of how this tax cut will benefit North Carolina families, click here. The bill also continues unemployment benefits for two months. Hagan voted for the measure. Read More »
75,000 More North Carolina Residents Now Have Access to Health Care Thanks to Affordable Care Act
The North Carolina Democratic Party is pleased to announce news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing that the Affordable Care Act continues to significantly increase the number of young adults who have health insurance... Read More »
