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Demand Your State Senator Vote “NO” on SB 725 and HB 259
Lawmakers just advanced THREE anti-voter bills aimed at creating barriers to the ballot. Senate Bill 326 now heads to Governor Cooper’s desk, while Senate Bill 725 and House Bill 359 head to the N.C. Senate. It’s disheartening to see these blatant efforts to roll back decades of voter freedoms move ahead so quickly after lawmakers…
Read MoreJoin the ‘Freedom to Vote’ Week of Action
Every day this week we’ll take some action to support the Freedom to Vote Act and call attention to the urgency of getting it passed when the Senate returns from recess. Actions WHAT: Any or all of these tactics will make a difference. Most only take a few minutes. So do what you can –…
Read MoreProtect Our Local Government’s Authority to Limit Fossil Fuels
A Senate committee has approved a gas industry bill to limit local government efforts on building electrification (H 220, “Choice of Energy”). Contact your state senator NOW and urge them to vote NO on H 220
Read MorePhone Bank with Common Cause to Pass the Freedom to Vote Act
Common Cause is hosting virtual phonebanks EVERY DAY throughout the month of November to help pass the Freedom to Vote act. Sign up to help call voters in targeted states and connect them to their Senators so voters in those states can urge their senators to support the Freedom to Vote Act. On Mondays at…
Read MoreStop Six-Week Abortion Bans!
Sign the petition to protect our reproductive freedoms and stop six-week abortion bans! People in Texas still cannot access abortion because of the recent extreme abortion ban, and other states are following suit and trying to pass copycat laws. In fact, states have enacted more than 100 abortion restrictions this year in what has become the most restrictive year…
Read MoreURGENT: Act Now to Stop Gerrymandered Maps
Just a few days ago the Republican-led Redistricting Committee released some very bad gerrymandered maps for North Carolina’s Congressional Districts and State House and Senate Districts. These maps will likely be voted on within the next week. It is CRUCIAL that everyone submit public comments objecting to the proposed maps ASAP. Public comments become part…
Read MoreAction Alert: Ask Congress to Make the Expanded Child Tax Credit Permanent
Ask Congress to make the Expanded Child Tax Credit permanent.
Read MoreSupport Reproductive Rights for All
Texas has essentially banned all abortions, South Dakota is restricting medication abortions, and Oklahoma threatens medical providers with the loss of their licenses. And as this recent article in North Carolina Health News makes clear, North Carolina is not far behind. Most alarming, the Supreme Court will soon hear a challenge to a Mississippi ban,…
Read MoreTell Congress to Support a Federal Solution to Close the Coverage Gap
Twelve states, including North Carolina, have continued to turn down FREE federal funds to expand Medicaid and close the healthcare coverage gap for millions of Americans. The time is NOW for Congress and the Biden Administration to intervene and create a permanent and comprehensive federal solution that provides affordable health insurance coverage for millions of…
Read MoreJoin the Truth Brigade!
Are you tired of seeing, hearing, and reading disinformation? Ready to fight back? Then the Truth Brigade is for you. The Truth Brigade works by (1) sharing reliably-sourced information on current topics, with two campaigns each month; (2) supporting volunteers like you in creating effective fact-based messages that you can then post on social media,…
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