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Video: Domestic violence survivor in North Carolina will lose care because of Trump budget cuts
A domestic violence survivor in North Carolina talks to Cardinal & Pine about how Trump’s “One, Big Beautiful Bill” will impact her health care.
C.A.R.E Wraps Up Statewide “Broken Budget Town Hall” Tour Highlighting Federal Budget Cuts
The Coalition Against Right-Wing Extremism (C.A.R.E.) concluded a four-city tour through North Carolina with a series of town halls in Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Asheville. Throughout the tour, North Carolinians discussed how the federal spending bill would impact their lives and local communities.
Town hall meetings highlight concerns over federal budget cuts
On Monday evening, the Coalition Against Right-Wing Extremism (C.A.R.E.) held its second “Broken Budget Town Hall Tour” stop at the Barber Park Event Center, where residents, advocates and local leaders voiced deep concerns over how the federal budget could harm working-class families.
“Stop the Billionaire Giveaway”: Fair Share America’s bus tour stops in North Carolina
The Fair Share America national bus tour made its latest stop in North Carolina, with local advocates and residents speaking out against the devastating impact of the federal budget bill passed in July.
Rural educators call on Tillis to block ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ citing Medicaid and education cuts
The press conference, organized by progressive group Down Home North Carolina, featured speakers who shared their experiences with rural education and health care and said the cuts prescribed by President Donald Trump’s proposed “big, beautiful bill” would cause significant harm to both.
Environmental groups urge Sen. Tillis to reject GOP energy bill, warn of higher costs and lost clean energy jobs in NC
Members of the NC League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV) and the BlueGreen Alliance gathered outside the building at 3200 Northline Ave., holding signs that read “Don’t raise our energy bills” and “Protect NC clean energy jobs.”
Demonstrators rally against proposed Medicaid cuts in Greensboro
Organized by ‘Indivisible Guilford County’ and the ‘NC Justice Center,’ the event, known as the ‘Medicaid Die-In,’ was one of several demonstrations across the state. Participants voiced their concerns over congressional Republicans’ plans to reduce Medicaid funding as part of what former President Donald Trump has called his ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’
NC environmental, labor advocates ask Tillis to back clean energy in GOP mega-bill
North Carolina environmental and labor advocates held a press conference Wednesday to call on Republican Sen. Thom Tillis to preserve tax credits and jobs in the massive budget reconciliation bill making its way through Congress.
Protesters call for Senator Thom Tillis to block funding cuts to Medicaid, other health programs
Protesters gathered outside of North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis’s office in northeast Charlotte, urging him to block funding cuts to health programs.
Senators are considering President Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’, which calls for tax reductions and spending cuts.