2022 – Page 3 – North Carolina Justice Center

STATEMENT: Veto of SB 101 will help protect North Carolina’s immigrant communities

RALEIGH (July 11, 2022) – We applaud Governor Cooper for his veto of SB 101, a “Show Me Your Papers” law that would have …

MEDIA RELEASE: Advocates File Complaint Against NC Division of Employment Security Over Language Access Discrimination

RALEIGH (June 29, 2022) – On June 29, the North Carolina Justice Center, American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, and Charlotte Center …

STATEMENT: Harmful budget fails to invest in healthcare, education

RALEIGH (June 29, 2022) – The state budget bill released on Tuesday evening does not include several critical pieces of legislation needed to advance …

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

RALEIGH (June 24, 2022) – This morning women in America possessed equal rights, physical autonomy, and reproductive choice at the federal level. No longer. …

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

RALEIGH (June 23, 2022) – Despite the epidemic of gun violence in the United States and growing public demand for lawmakers to take …

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

RALEIGH (June 2, 2022) – Yesterday, the North Carolina Senate took a monumental step and passed Medicaid expansion. This vote marks an extraordinary …

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

RALEIGH (June 1, 2022) – HB 755 unfairly targets vulnerable LGBTQ children and contains several provisions that would hamstring school operations and harm …

STATEMENT: Endless cycle of grief and tragedy due to gun violence must end now

RALEIGH (May 27, 2022) – Less than two weeks after a white supremacist targeted a Black community in Buffalo, New York and murdered ten …

ADVISORY: Legislators, students, and community leaders ask the General Assembly to make bold investments in public education

Please see the advisory below from the office of Rep. Julie von Haefen. RALEIGH (May 26, 2022) – Rep. Julie von Haefen (HD 36) …

STATEMENT: North Carolina Justice Center applauds the Senate for filing Health Care Omnibus bill that would expand Medicaid

RALEIGH (May 25, 2022) – The North Carolina Justice Center applauds the Senate for filing an amendment to HB 149 which would expand Medicaid …

Year: 2022