Below is the link to an article listing highlights of the NC House 18.9 billion budget proposal released this week. Look at the bullets before Tuesday and you can talk to your legislators with greater knowledge. I’m sure you are all aware that the minimum wage law has been passed. A summary of the article and link…
Please go to the www.ncwu.org site and click on Advocacy Day. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them. Let’s have a lot of AAUW members attend this event and let our legislators know that we follow their actions. If you need help setting up an appointment with your legislator, I’ll be…
Working for the Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act Now is a critical time for civil rights in our nation: Congress is poised to reauthorize the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA). Strong support is needed to pass the bills, H.R. 9 and S. 2703, both named the “Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott…
This page contains out-of-date links and content. We keep it in our archives for historical records. The following program is in need of funding by the legislature this session. The articles let you know a bit more about the sucess of Smart Start. You need to be able to evaluate programs as the budget is being developed. …
Stop the Expansion of Vouchers Take Action! As you may recall, an AAUW-opposed private and religious school voucher program for students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was enacted in December 2005. The program was promoted by its Congressional supporters as a one-school-year, one-time program to meet the emergency needs of students. Senators on…
Dem-NC Complaint: Republican Group Violates Campaign Laws    The article below is from a coalition partner, Democracy NC and it is about the campaign problems. Read for information.  Mary Complaint Filed Against Activities of Republican Legislative Majority Committee Democracy North Carolina sent a letter to the State Board of Elections on April 18, 2006, asking…
Using AAUW’s website it is really easy to send a letter to the editor of your local paper. You select most of the content and you know that the facts are researched and correct. I sent one to the Sun Journal in New Bern and will let you know if it is published. The details of…
Use the information below to see how your MC (member of Congress) voted on issues that you care about. Then either thank them or tell them why the issue is important to their community at home. Elections are a “hot topic” right now and how those at home think are registering with the legislators. M&M…
NC Women United has announced Women’s Advocacy Day for Tuesday, June 20. See www.ncwu.org/calendar for updates on this and other events sponsored by NCWU and its member organizations.
On March 1 an article titled “When Politics Defeats Science” written by Susan F. Wood was printed in the Washington Post newspaper. Ms Wood was an assistant commissioner of women’s health at the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for five years. She recently resigned and is traveling around the US meeting with fellow health care…