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.
Congress is pushing to drastically cut food aid. Why?
Devastating cuts are on the table for communities across the country and the more than 1.4 million North Carolinians who rely on food stamps.
NC advocates call on Tillis to defend consumer watchdog
Last week, a coalition of activists and small business owners pleaded with Senator Thom Tillis to help protect the agency. Their simple message: stand with the people of North Carolina, not the billionaires. Let’s fervently hope he was listening.
Trump wants to defund the cancer treatment keeping her alive
Three years ago, Stella Adams’ doctor said there were no more standard options to treat her multi myeloma, an incurable bone cancer. But she applied for a clinical trial, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and has since shown improvement, she told Cardinal & Pine recently.
Tariffs are bad for consumers, but can be brutal for small farms
Julius Tillery, a 5th generation farmer in Northampton County, spoke with Cardinal and Pine after a press conference in Raleigh laying out the damage Trump’s tariffs will bring to the state.
NC pediatrician: Senator Tillis must protect Medicaid — and North Carolina families
I’m concerned that, right now, Republican leaders in Congress are working to push through massive cuts to Medicaid — up to $880 billion or more. North Carolina’s senior U.S. Senator, Republican Thom Tillis, has supported the plans that would slash this vital program, just one year after North Carolina finally expanded it. These cuts would be devastating, especially here in rural communities where fewer employers offer health coverage and hospitals depend heavily on Medicaid reimbursements to keep their doors open.