Congress votes this weekend on the fate of health insurance reform. Click here to share your story and tell Congress that we must make our system work for middle class Americans and not for special interests.
Come celebrate with us as we honor the late Sen. Jeanne Hopkins Lucas at an annual scholarship luncheon on Saturday, March 20 in Greensboro
Gov. Bev Perdue recently signed an executive order establishing the North Carolina Motorsports Advisory Council. The council will advise the Governor on ways to strengthen the industry and recruit new motorsports jobs.
Stand up and be counted in the 2010 Census. Census data determines the number of seats North Carolina has in the US Senate, rescue disaster victims, locate pools of skilled workers, and more.
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Americans for Prosperity—Liar Liar Pants on Fire
The North Carolina Democratic Party renewed its criticism of the conservative group Americans for Prosperity and called on them to pull the anti-health care TV ad from the airwaves in light of recent analysis by Politifact.com, a Pulitzer Prize winning fact checker, which called the ad “absurd” and said was packed full of “misinformation” and “distortion.”
Congressman Price Will Vote “Yes” on Health Insurance Reform
Representative David Price (D-NC) today announced his support for the health insurance reform legislation that will come before the House of Representatives later this week. Rep. Price is the first member of congress from North Carolina to announce that he will back the legislation, lending more momentum to one of President Barack Obama’s top initiatives.
Kissell Announces $188 million in School Construction Bonds for North Carolina
Congressman Larry Kissell (NC-08) and the United States Departments of Treasury and Education have announced the allocation of $188 million in school construction bonds to North Carolina under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These bonds can be used to finance the construction, rehabilitation or repair of public school facilities, or for the acquisition of land where schools will be built.
Perdue Announces 2010 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey
Gov. Bev Perdue recently announced that the 2010 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey is now available online at www.ncteachingconditions.org. Educators have until April 16, 2010 to complete the survey.