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Due to the chaotic landscape of a post-Dobbs America, after a few months of deliberation and logistical planning, we decided to focus our efforts on anti-abortion centers, which are more commonly known as “crisis pregnancy centers” or “pregnancy resource centers”.

DSA, Legislature

Bodily Autonomy Now! A Dispatch from a Reproductive Justice Organizer

by Saige SmithSeptember 12, 2023September 11, 2023

Duplin County school house, 1949-1950. Courtesy of State Archives of North Carolina.

From the archives, Legislature

1971 Revisited: Rectifying Racial Remembrance

by Michael Parker WestAugust 15, 2023

Rep. Renée A. Price

Legislature, Orange County

Why is Renee Price voting with Republicans in the NC General Assembly?

by Melody KramerJuly 12, 2023July 12, 2023

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Hope for the North Carolina Venus Flytrap license plate?

by Melody KramerMay 18, 2023

march for abortion access

On abortion and North Carolina: A conversation with Dr. Rebecca Kreitzer

by Melody KramerMay 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Let’s see how that would impact the composition of the state Senate. As of 2021, Durham and Wake County have about 1.48 million people. Together, they have eight senators, six who represent the entire county, and two who represent Durham or Wake and a second county. Under the proposal, Durham and Wake combined would have two. Meanwhile, 46 other counties that include about 1.38 million people would have 23 senators. Tyrell County and Hyde County, if they are paired,have about 8,200 people. They would have as many senators as Wake County, population 1.1 million. The value of each voter’s vote in Tyrell and Hyde Counties would be 148 times the value of a Wake County’s resident’s vote.

Republicans want to radically reshape how North Carolina apportions our state senators

by Geoff GreenMarch 20, 2023