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. Read More »
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. Read More »
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. Read More »
A month after her impressive win in the Democratic runoff, Marshall holds a slight lead with 37% compared to 35% for Burr. Richard Burr is the most vulnerable incumbent Republican Senator in the country and this seat represents a prime pickup opportunity as Democrats seek to hold control of the Senate. Elaine Marshall is in a strong position to defeat Burr. Read More »
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. Read More »
The Obama Administration has made Wall Street reform a top priority since day one, and it will now become a reality. Wall Street Reform will hold Wall Street accountable, protect and empower American consumers with the strongest consumer protections ever, increase transparency in financial dealings -- including in the derivatives market -- and end taxpayer bailouts once and for all. Here are 10 aspects of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act you may not know about -- the online attention-deficit version. Read More »
Our nation has a responsibility to offer emergency aid to the many Americans who have lost their job through no fault of their own during this recession, who are struggling to make ends meet and to support their families, and who are continually looking for work. That is why it is so important that Congress pass the unemployment insurance extension that will once again come up for a vote in the Senate tomorrow. Unemployed Americans are suffering as a result of ongoing Republican obstructionism during this difficult economic time. Republicans have already prevented the unemployment insurance extension from moving forward three separate times – even though our country has a long history of supporting the unemployed under Democratic and Republican Administrations alike. In fact, during the last Administration, Republicans voted to extend emergency unemployment benefits a number of times. Read More »
Gov. Bev Perdue on Wednesday signed the budget for fiscal year 2010-11, which cuts more than $1 billion from state government while making critical investments in job creation, education and setting government straight. “I signed a budget today that does more with less, but still keeps North Carolina moving forward toward a full economic recovery,” said Gov. Perdue. Read More »
N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue was elected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board at its annual meeting Monday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. The SREB has 16 member states from Texas to Delaware. The organization works to improve pre-K-12 and higher education across the region. Read More »
Sen. Robert Byrd, who died early Monday morning at age 92, was an icon of West Virginia and U.S. politics, but his roots were in the foothills of North Carolina. Byrd was born near North Wilkesboro, in Wilkes County, in 1917 and named Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr., for his father. Read More »
This year's State Convention and State Executive Committee meeting will be held on July 31st through August 1st, respectively, at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville. The Sanford Hunt Frye Dinner will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday following the State Convention. See you there! Read More »
Gov. Beverly Perdue signed Susie's Law Wednesday. Named for a pit bull puppy left badly burned last year - Susie's Law reclassifies malicious animal cruelty from a Class I to a Class H Felony and gives a judge the ability to sentence a convicted offender to up to eight months in jail. Read More »
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan used a Kings Mountain blackberry farm Monday as a stage on which to highlight her efforts to protect family farms from burdensome regulations. Last summer, the House passed the Food Safety Modernization Act, which would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration more authority to regulate farms and food facilities. With the health care and financial reform votes now over, Hagan expects that the food safety overhaul will be next on the Senate’s agenda. Read More »
Several female Democratic elected officials were recently honored by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of North Carolina for their outstanding public service. The Women of Achievement Awards recognized: State Auditor Beth Wood, State Treasurer Janet Cowell, N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham, Court of Appeals Judges Linda Stephens and Cheri Beasley. Read More »
The North Carolina State Senate this week approved a $19 billion budget plan that: provides tax breaks for small businesses, protects K-12 education, improves workforce training, expands access to health care, makes communities safer, and promotes efficient and ethical government. Read More »
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Appropriations Committee of the North Carolina House of Representatives will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 24, to receive comments about the state budget. The hearing will be held from 7-10 p.m. at the McKimmon Center on the campus of North Carolina State University. Three community colleges across the state will host interactive broadcasts of the hearing and it will also be streamed live on the Internet. Read More »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Mike McIntyre signed onto legislation that will put into place real reforms to make the federal government more accountable to the American taxpayers. Congressman McIntyre stated, “The American taxpayer deserves to know how each and every dollar is being spent and where it is going. This bill will bring some sunshine to the federal budget and tax code.” Read More »
Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that an additional $5.4 million in federal Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency block grants has been awarded to help 38 public school systems and community colleges save on utility and fuel bills and create jobs. Additional grants are expected to be announced in the coming weeks as funding applications are reviewed and acted upon. Read More »
There’s a famous Wendy’s commercial with the tagline of “Where’s the Beef.” I was asking myself that very question today after the Republican leadership in the state legislature led by Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger and House Minority Leader Skip Stam held a press conference to discuss their proposed budget for the State of North Carolina. Read More »
North Carolina House Democrats today introduced their 2010 session agenda, a plan designed to create jobs, support small business, protect education and strengthen ethic rules. The caucus’ Plan to Protect North Carolina’s Future focuses on four major priorities: JOBS: Putting North Carolinians back to work and supporting our small businesses, EDUCATION: Protecting our future by ensuring our students receive a quality education, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY: Making sure our state government lives within its means and protects its citizens, ACCOUNTABILITY: Demanding a more responsible government. Read More »
