Senator Kay R.

The Wilmington Journal

The date was April 29, 2008.

David Young, Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement in honor of the 100th anniversary of the NAACP:

Washington, DC--Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and DNC Voting Rights Institute Chair Donna Brazile issued the following statement to commemorate the forty-third anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965:

Statement from NCDP Chairman Jerry Meek on the 50th Anniversary of public school integration in North Carolina:

“On behalf of the North Carolina Democratic Party, I would like to thank the trailblazers of public school integration.

It took courage for these students and superintendents to face each school day not knowing what kind of violence or humiliation might come their way. They stood firm in their conviction and because of them we now live in a state where children of all races can share the joy of learning and discovery together.

Opposes Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to protect victims of discrimination

Elizabeth Dole today voted against the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which would ensure that victims of pay discrimination can hold their employers accountable under existing anti-discrimination laws. Dole’s vote comes one day after Equal Pay Day, which highlights the disparity in wages between women and men – currently at 78 cents to the dollar in North Carolina.

“The last thing hardworking North Carolina families need is a paycheck further slashed by discrimination, but Elizabeth Dole passed on guaranteeing equal pay for equal work today,” DSCC spokesman Matthew Miller said. “With Elizabeth Dole’s record, it’s no wonder she voted against holding people accountable today, but that’s exactly what the voters are going to do to her in November.”

By MIKE BAKER, Associated Press

More than four times as many blacks have registered to vote in North Carolina during the first few months of 2008 as four years ago, a sign that bodes well for Sen. Barack Obama in the state's May 6 Democratic presidential primary.

There has also been a boom in voter registrations overall across age, race, gender and party affiliation, according to the North Carolina state board of elections. And, even though the traditional registration period closes Friday, the numbers may continue to climb if voters take advantage of North Carolina's new same-day registration law.