Parker: Communities “Shredded” by Rucho-Lewis 2
NCDP Chairman David Parker responds to most recent release of Congressional District maps Read More »
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Time to Ante Up, Mr. Speaker
Republican Speaker Tillis promised to match the Governor dollar for dollar. So, Mr. Speaker, put your money where your mouth is. Read More »
McCrory Robocall Embraces Right-Wing Agenda
McCrory administration would mean dirty air, underfunded classrooms, higher unemployment, and dirty air Read More »
Democrats Will Fight Even in Districts With Long Odds
RALEIGH -- Responding to new legislative maps released by Republicans today which create dozens of new majority Republican seats and appear to draw some Democratic leaders out of their districts entirely, NCDP Chairman David Parker pledged to expand campaign efforts across the state in 2012. "There will be a Democrat on each ballot, in every legislative contest in the state of North Carolina in 2012,” Parker said. “Too much is at stake for our future -- from the classroom to the boardroom. We cannot stand idly by and watch as 100 years of progress in our state deteriorate in the wake of Pat McCrory and the Republican General Assembly leadership’s ‘Race to the Bottom’.” Read More »
Speaker Tillis Has Trouble with Math
Who is Smarter than a Fifth Grader? Certainly not Republican Speaker Thom Tillis. Read More »
Why Do Republicans Want to Ruin the Economy
If people have no jobs, the GOP gets to protect theirs. Read More »
Young Elected Officials Meet with President Obama
Eight North Carolina Young Elected Officials, traveled to Washington, D.C. last Friday to meet with members of the Obama administration and attend an intimate reception with the President. Durham Soil and Water Supervisor, Danielle Adams, Boone Councilman Andy Ball, Laurinburg Councilwoman Joy Ellison, Winston Salem Councilmen Derwin Montgomery, Franklinton Mayor Elic Senter, James Taylor, Guilford County Register of Deeds Jeff Thigpen, and Wake Soil and Water Supervisor Jennifer Wadsworth were some of a small number of members of People For the American Way Foundation’s Young Elected Officials Network, a network of young progressives in elected office, who were invited to the White House to discuss important issues facing states and localities. Read More »
GOP Attempts to Repeal 20th Century with Voter Suppression Laws
Voter ID and Elections Omnibus Bills Disenfranchise Thousands of Voters Read More »
