Congressman Steny Hoyer will be the keynote speaker for the 2010 Annual Vance-Aycock Dinner. It will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 9th at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Click here to purchase tickets.
Gov. Bev Perdue this week announced that North Carolina will receive approximately $400 million in federal Race to the Top education grant money. Click here to find out more.
Click here to read the resolutions approved at the 2010 NCDP State Convention.
Click here to find a list of Democratic candidates running for legislative, judicial, and congressional office in the November 2010 election in your area.

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Laura De Castro Selected as At-Large Representative for DNC Youth Council

Laura De Castro Selected as At-Large Representative for DNC Youth Council

Laura De Castro was selected to be the At-Large Representative for the South for the DNC Youth Council. She is the first Hispanic American from North Carolina to be named to the post. One of the main goals of the Youth Council is to ensure the Democratic Party maintains the majority of the youth vote and to increase the involvement of young people in the DNC and state parties.

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Elana Kagan Confirmed

Elana Kagan Confirmed

This week, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan as the next Supreme Court Justice. The confirmation vote affirmed her incredible brilliance, her character, her fair-minded temperament, and her thorough understanding and respect for our nation’s Constitution and laws.

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College Democrats of America hold convention at UNC-Charlotte

College Democrats of America hold convention at UNC-Charlotte

As Charlotte gears up to possibly host the Democratic National Convention, students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte are currently holding their own convention. More than 250 CDA members from more than 100 colleges and universities across the country attended this year's convention.

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Butterfield Urges Boost for WWII Merchant Mariners

Butterfield Urges Boost for WWII Merchant Mariners

Washington, D.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield has offered legislation to help World War II U.S. Merchant Marines receive earned veterans benefits. With fewer than 10,000 World War II Merchant Mariners still alive today, it is important to ensure they have the full opportunity to apply for benefits earned through service to our country,” Butterfield said.

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