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Supreme Court ruling will hinder efforts to pass meaningful gun safety laws

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Save the date: 2022 Defenders of Justice Awards

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State Senate passes Medicaid expansion in historic moment for health care in North Carolina

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Know Your Rights as a Worker in North Carolina

NCJC Brief

2022 Summary of North Carolina Expunctions

NCJC Report
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Temp Workers Demand Good Jobs

Prosperity Watch

Achieving employment equity is key to a strong recovery

BTC Brief

Public policy must tackle poverty

BTC Brief

Final budget cuts North Carolinians’ priorities while keeping them out of the process

Prosperity Watch

Billionaires add trillion dollars to their collective net worth over past year

Prosperity Watch

Child Tax Credit payments, other cash benefits lead to a decrease in child poverty

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STATEMENT: Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will harm low-income North Carolinians

STATEMENT: Supreme Court ruling will hinder efforts to pass meaningful gun safety laws

Health Advocacy Project

STATEMENT: Senate passes Medicaid expansion in historic vote; we call on House to do the same

Education & Law Project

STATEMENT: HB 755 unfairly targets LGBTQ community and also harms all students seeking mental health supports

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