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==About==
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* [[/State Treasurer]]
 
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==About==
 
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===2013===
 
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In 2013, the newly-elected Republican majority took power, and promptly began packing the state into a handbasket for its planned shipment to hell.
 
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Following up on their earlier attempts to legislate certain effects of [[global warming]] out of existence (or at least out of public awareness)<ref name="2012-HB819">'''2012-08-03''' [http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H819 2011-H819] was passed into law by a supermajority, overriding [[Beverly Purdue|Governor Purdue]]'s planned veto</ref><ref name="2012-05-30-SA">'''2012-05-30''' [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2012/05/30/nc-makes-sea-level-rise-illegal/ NC Considers Making Sea Level Rise Illegal] by Scott Huler</ref><ref name="2012-05-31-TP">'''2012-05-31''' [http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/05/31/493086/north-carolina-bill-would-require-coastal-communities-to-ignore-global-warming-science/ North Carolina Bill Would Require Coastal Communities To Ignore Global Warming Science] by Joe Romm</ref>, Republican Governor [[Pat McCrory]] immediately started exploring ways to sell the idea of further environmental pollution as an economic benefit<ref name="2013-02-19-IW">'''2013-02-19''' [http://www.indyweek.com/triangulator/archives/2013/02/19/mccrory-eyes-revenue-from-oil-and-gas-drilling-counts-chickens-before-they-hatch McCrory eyes revenue from oil and gas drilling, counts chickens before they hatch]</ref>, especially for coastal communities<ref name="2013-03-11-SG">'''2013-03-11''' [http://sgrtoday.com/categories/state-government/3695-panel-reviews-new-fracking-waste-water-bill-mccrorys-qnoq-to-charlotte-gop-split-a-voter-id.html Panel Reviews New Fracking Waste Water Bill, McCrory's "No" To Charlotte, GOP Split & Voter ID]</ref>.
 
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In April, Republicans submitted bills:
 
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* to allow NC state courts to override federal law in matters of [[prayer]], once again violating the [[US constitution]]. (NC is already in violation by virtue of its religious requirement for political office.)
 
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* to reduce voting by college students
 
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The Senate also voted to block Medicaid expansion (which would have brought in additional federal funds for healthcare) and repealed the Racial Justice Act, and Governor McCrory proposed a plan to privatize Medicaid.
 
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====the basket====
 
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* '''2013-01-05''' [http://www.wral.com/mccrory-faces-promises-and-expectations-/11897511/ McCrory has promises to keep]
 
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* '''Appointments''':
 
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** '''Cabinet''':
 
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*** [[Art Pope]] is now in charge of the state budget<ref name="2013-01-11-SS" />
 
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*** [[Kieran Shanahan]], found guilty of assaulting a neighbor's children, now leads the Department of Public Safety.<ref name="2013-01-11-SS">
 
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'''2013-01-11''' [http://www.southernstudies.org/2013/01/cabinet-of-controversy-nc-gov-pat-mccrory%E2%80%99s-5-most-dubious-appointments.html Cabinet of Controversy: N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory's 5 most dubious appointments]</ref>
 
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*** [[John Skvarla]], a science skeptic and former employer of Art Pope, takes over the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.<ref name="2013-01-11-SS" />
 
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*** [[Tony Tata]], fired as superintendent of the state's largest public school system (Wake County) following a transportation fiasco, is now in charge of the Department of Transportation.<ref name="2013-01-11-SS" />
 
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** '''other''':
 
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*** [[Buddy Collins]], who doesn't believe anyone needs protection from bullying, is now on the state Board of Education<ref name="2013-02-EQNC">'''2013-02+?''' [http://equalitync.org/latest/news/equality_nc_calls_on_governor_mccrory_to_reconsider_collins_appointment/ Equality NC Calls on Gov. McCrory to Reconsider Collins Appointment]</ref>
 
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'''key''': [[File:Arrow-button-dn-15px.png]]=negative | [[File:Arrow-button-up-15px.png]]=positive
 
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* {{arg/pro|key=2013-03-03|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=h247 H247] bill to level the healthcare playing field and remove special treatment from [[Blue Cross Blue Shield]]}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW">[http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/this-week-in-disappointment-more-terrible-republicans-bills/Content?oid=3494382 This week in disappointment: more terrible Republican bills]</ref>
 
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* {{arg/con|key=2013-03-13|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=h298 H298]/S365 bill repealing the state's requirement that power companies use subsidized renewable energy}}
 
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** '''2013-04-03''' [http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/03/2799162/house-bill-that-would-repeal-renewable.html House bill that would repeal renewable energy requirement passes committee]
 
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** '''2013-04-04''' [http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/04/04/1824171/alec-sponsored-bill-to-repeal-north-carolinas-renewable-energy-standard-narrowly-passes-out-of-committee/ ALEC-Sponsored Bill To Repeal North Carolina's Renewable Energy Standard Narrowly Passes Out Of Committee]
 
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* {{arg/con|key=2013-03-14|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S337 S337] bill to eliminate education & criminal requirements for {{l/same|charter school}} teachers}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW" />
 
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* {{arg/con|key=2013-03-21|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S394 S394] bill which would repeal a renewable energy tax credit that has been in place for 30 years}}
 
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** '''2013-04-03''' [http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/renewable-energy-standards-and-tax-credits-could-be-repealed/Content?oid=3494555 Renewable energy standards and tax credits could be repealed]
 
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* '''2013-03-27'''
 
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** {{arg/pro|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=s473 S473] bill to simplify hospital billing practices}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW" />
 
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** {{arg/con|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=s516 S516] bill to eliminate caps on classroom size in K-4th}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW" />
 
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** {{arg/con|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H451 H451] bill to reduce early voting}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW" /> - part of the [[GOP war on voting]]
 
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*** according to [http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/the-common-good-is-in-the-way-of-republican-goals/Content?oid=3492784 Bob Geary (IndyWeek)], this would:
 
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**** cut early voting from two weeks to one
 
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**** eliminate same-day registration
 
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**** abolish straight-ticket voting
 
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**** ban voting on Sunday, a move meant to quash the "Souls to the Polls" drives in African-American churches
 
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**** makes absentee ballots so absurdly easy that it invites distribution of ballots with choices already filled in
 
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** {{arg/pro|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=h452 H452] bill to allocate $34m for school safety, including 10m for counselors (and none for weaponry)}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW" />
 
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** {{arg/con|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H465 H465] bill to prevent undocumented immigrants from carrying firearms}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW" />
 
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*** Apparently Republicans ''do'' think it's okay to restrict firearms -- if your papers aren't in order.
 
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* '''2013-03-28'''
 
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** {{arg/con|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=s518 S518] bill to extend the separation period for a divorce from one year to two years, and require counseling for each person}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW" />
 
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*** '''2013-04-09''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/04/09/more-of-that-small-government-in-north-carolina/ More Of That "Small Government" in North Carolina] "Because nothing says "small government" like demanding to know whether you've had sex with your spouse in order to determine when you can get a divorce."
 
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** {{arg/con|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=h480 H480] bill to "fast-track" environmental projects}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW" />
 
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** {{arg/con|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=h484 H484] bill to make sustainable energy permitting rules more vague}}<ref name="2013-04-03-IW" />
 
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* {{arg/con|key=2013-04-01|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H494 H494] House joint resolution to allow state to override US on matters of prayer}}:
 
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** '''2013-04-02''' [http://www.indyweek.com/triangulator/archives/2013/04/02/nc-republicans-seek-exemption-from-us-constitution-reality-to-follow N.C. Republicans seek exemption from U.S. Constitution (reality to follow)] (Indy)
 
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** '''2013-04-03'''
 
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*** [http://www.wral.com/proposal-would-allow-state-religion-in-north-carolina/12296876/ Proposal would allow state religion in North Carolina] "A bill filed by Republican lawmakers would allow North Carolina to declare an official religion, in violation of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Bill of Rights, and seeks to nullify any federal ruling against Christian prayer by public bodies statewide."
 
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*** [http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/03/17584491-first-amendment-doesnt-apply-here-nc-lawmakers-push-bill-for-state-religion First Amendment doesn't apply here: N.C. lawmakers push bill for state religion]
 
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** '''2013-04-04''' [http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/04/2802318/nc-religion-resolution-wont-be.html Sponsor of NC religion resolution apologizes]: it won't be voted on; dead issue.
 
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** '''2013-04-05''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/04/05/nc-bill-could-establish-state-religion/ NC Bill Could Establish State Religion]
 
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* {{arg/con|key=2013-04-02|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=s648 S648] "Ag Gag" bill to prevent whistleblowing against cruelty to animals by any business}} [http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/north-carolina-ag-gag-whistleblower-law/6851/]
 
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* {{arg/con|proposal to privatize state Medicaid}}:
 
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** '''2013-04-03''':
 
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*** [http://www.wbtv.com/story/21867256/mccrory-offers-plan-to-privatize-nc-medicaid-risk McCrory offers plan to privatize NC Medicaid risk] (WBTV)
 
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*** [http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/03/2798242/mccrory-to-offer-plan-on-cutting.html McCrory offers plan to privatize NC Medicaid risk] (N&O)
 
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*** [http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2013/04/03/1247984?sac=fo.local McCrory offers plan to privatize state Medicaid risk] (FayObs)
 
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* {{arg/con|key=2013-04-02|1=[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S666 S666]/[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S667 S667] bill to reduce college student voting}}:
 
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** '''2013-04-03'''
 
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*** [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/03/1198962/-North-Carolina-Republicans-seek-to-suppress-the-college-vote North Carolina Republicans seek to suppress the college vote] - part of the [[GOP war on voting]] [http://www.winningprogressive.org/the-gop-war-on-voting-continues]
 
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*** [http://www.wral.com/senate-bill-seeks-to-curb-college-vote/12298695/ Senate bill seeks to curb college vote]
 
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**** [http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?323119-North-Carolina-Republicans-post-bill-to-prevent-college-students-from-voting discussion]
 
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**** '''2013-04-08''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/04/08/nc-tries-to-suppress-the-student-vote/ NC Tries to Suppress the Student Vote]
 
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** '''2013-04-30''' [https://plus.google.com/100520148877423056661/posts/QrhxQoEYQxW photo]: "student activists Bryan Perlmutter and Molly McDonough got arrested in solidarity with the NAACP at the NC statehouse in protest of North Carolina's SB 667"
 
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* {{arg/con|'''2013-04-22''' [http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/04/22/1901571/north-carolina-lawmaker-forces-radio-show-off-the-air-after-hosts-criticized-his-policies/ North Carolina Lawmaker Forces Radio Show Off The Air After Hosts Criticized His Policies]}}: "The Central Carolina Community College has stopped airing "The Rant," a weekly radio political program, after North Carolina State Rep. Mike C. Stone (R) objected to its commentary."
 
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* {{arg/con|vote to block Medicaid expansion}}:
 
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** '''2013-04-04''' [http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/02/04/2656119/senate-republicans-vote-to-block.html NC Senate Republicans vote to block Medicaid expansion, exchanges] (N&O)
 
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** '''2013-04-03''':
 
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*** [http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/03/2799779/nc-senate-oks-repeal-of-racial.html NC Senate OKs repeal of Racial Justice Act] (N&O)
 
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*** [http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Groups-challenge-Racial-Justice-Act-repeal-4406599.php NC Racial Justice Act repeal approved by Senate] (SFgate)
 
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** '''2013-04-04''':
 
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*** [http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2013/04/03/1247993?sac=fo.home N.C. Senate moves to resume executions, repeal Racial Justice Act] (FayObs)
 
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*** [http://www.news-record.com/home/1008908-63/nc-senate-repeals-racial-justice N.C. Senate repeals Racial Justice Act]
 
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==Footnotes==
 
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<references />
 
 
==Links==
 
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===Official===
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* [http://ncsbe.gov/ NC State Board of Elections]
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** [http://er.ncsbe.gov/ Contest Results] for the past 2 years
 
===Projects===
 
===Projects===
 
* [http://gradencpoliticians.com/ NC House Lawmaker Grades] with respect to public education
 
* [http://gradencpoliticians.com/ NC House Lawmaker Grades] with respect to public education
 
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* '''2012-03-29''' [http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/29/1966035/nc-candidate-for-governor-pat.html Fracking could benefit client of Pat McCrory firm]
 
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* '''2013-04-24''' [http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/clean-and-green-north-carolina/Content?oid=3623862 Clean and green North Carolina] [http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H298 H298]
 
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* '''2013-05-07''' [http://www.indyweek.com/citizen/archives/2013/05/03/progressives-promising-moral-mondays-protests-every-week-at-the-general-assembly Progressives promising Monday protests while the General Assembly's in session]
 
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* '''2013-05-08''' [http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/the-ripple-effect-naacps-barber-and-civil-disobedience-in-raleigh/Content?oid=3633842 The ripple effect: NAACP's Barber and civil disobedience in Raleigh] by Bob Geary
 
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* '''2013-05-13''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X13ZxH1IrQ 83 Year Old Spectator Vernon Tyson Arrested at NC General Assembly] (video): he calls on church leaders to join the ongoing protest
 
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* '''2013-05-15''' [http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/this-week-in-disappointment-rolling-back-the-environment-reproductive-rights-and-more/Content?oid=3637666 This week in disappointment: rolling back the environment, reproductive rights and more]
 
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* '''2013-05-19''' (Sun) [http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/19/2904139/nc-general-assembly-police-defend.html NC General Assembly police defend arrests of demonstrators]
 
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* '''2013-05-20''' (Mon)
 
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** [http://m.dailykos.com/stories/1210538 N.C. Moral Monday #4: Est. 60 arrests at N.C. General Assembly today; nearly 160 so far]
 
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** [http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/20/2906393/nc-demonstration-against-gop-lawmakers.html NC demonstration against GOP lawmakers grows]
 
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* '''2013-05-22''' (Wed)
 
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** [http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/crowd-size-and-arrest-totals-increase-at-latest-moral-monday-protest/Content?oid=3641650 Crowd size and arrest totals increase at latest Moral Monday protest]
 
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** [http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/this-week-in-disappointment-the-budget-fracking-again/Content?oid=3641633 This week in disappointment: the budget, fracking again]
 
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* '''2013-06-27''' [http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/27/tesla-victory-north-carolina/ Tesla wins in North Carolina, paves the way for direct-to-consumer sales]: Tesla apparently convinced the legislature to override the [[North Carolina Automobile Dealers]]
 
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* '''2013-06-28''' [http://freakoutnation.com/2013/06/28/north-carolina-just-became-the-first-state-to-eliminate-unemployment-benefits/ North Carolina Just Became The First State To Eliminate Unemployment Benefits]
 
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* '''2013-07-10''' [http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/07/10/2279941/north-carolina-abortion-motorcycle/ North Carolina Republicans Quietly Attach Abortion Restrictions To Motorcycle Safety Bill]
 
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* '''2013-07-19''' [http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/07/19/19561108-students-voting-rights-targeted-in-north-carolina Students' voting rights targeted in North Carolina] by [[Steve Benen]]
 
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* '''2013-07-23''' [http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/07/23/2340941/nc-voter-suppression/ North Carolina On Cusp Of Passing Worst Voter Suppression Bill In The Nation]
 
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* '''2013-07-26''' [http://www.wral.com/lawmakers-give-leaders-legal-standing-/12705623/ Lawmakers give leaders legal standing] "In the last hours of session Friday morning, state lawmakers voted to give legislative leaders equal standing with the Attorney General to intervene in constitutional challenges to state laws."
 
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* '''2013-07-28''' [http://www.wral.com/educators-to-march-on-capitol-in-13th-moral-monday-protest/12712063/ Educators to march on Capitol in 13th 'Moral Monday' protest] "The [[North Carolina Association of Educators]] said public education will be front and center at the 13th and final wave of the so-called "Moral Monday" protests, which for the first time will include a march to the State Capitol. "
 
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* '''2013-07-29''' [http://www.wral.com/six-families-challenge-nc-gay-marriage-ban/12716433/ Six families challenge NC gay marriage ban]
 
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* '''2013-07-30''' [http://www.wral.com/power-struggle-develops-over-defending-nc-laws/12722343/ Power struggle develops over defending NC laws]
 
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* '''2013-08-13''' [http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/08/13/2461481/92-year-old-who-once-faced-literacy-tests-sues-north-carolina-over-new-wave-of-voter-suppression/ 92-Year-Old Who Once Faced Literacy Tests Sues North Carolina Over New Wave Of Voter Suppression]
 
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* '''2013-08-22''' [http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/colin-powell-slams-north-carolina-voting-law With GOP Gov. McCrory Present, Colin Powell Slams North Carolina Voting Law]
 
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* '''2013-08-23''' [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/23/rachel-maddow-north-carol_n_3801705.html Rachel Maddow Tackles Voter Suppression In Boone, North Carolina]
 
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* '''2013-08-28''' [http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/28/3143909/jobs-for-highly-paid-mccrory-staffers.html Jobs for highly-paid McCrory staffers never posted]
 

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