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NCJC Release: NC House budget fails to allocate critical resources, prioritizes corporations over communities

NCJC Release: NC House budget fails to allocate critical resources, prioritizes corporations over communities

Published May 23, 2025

RALEIGH (May 23, 2025) — The North Carolina House advanced a budget proposal yesterday that misses the mark on urgent priorities. Rather than …

NC Justice Center condemns congressional action to increase health and food insecurity for millions

Published May 20, 2025

RALEIGH (May 20, 2025) – The NC Justice Center condemns U.S. House Republicans’ continued efforts to cut Medicaid and the SNAP food assistance program …

Legislators Keep Making Teacher Shortage Worse

Published May 20, 2025

Legislators Keep Making Teacher Shortage Worse Teacher vacancies have reached an all-time high for an incredible third year in a row. This ignominious …

Ending the felony drug SNAP ban: highlights from a documentary screening and panel event

Published May 19, 2025

On March 27, 2025, the North Carolina Justice Center and Operation Gateway hosted a documentary screening and panel discussion about the felony drug …

Help us pass Second Chance legislation before it’s too late!

Published May 6, 2025

Crossover Deadline is coming! Thursday May 8, 2025, is the date by which most bills must pass through their original chambers, either the …

The NC Justice Center rejects federal safety net cuts fueled by billionaire agenda

Published May 6, 2025

RALEIGH (May 6, 2025) – Regardless of race, place, or background, all people deserve fair treatment and access to the resources they need to …

North Carolina factories and mills cool on clean energy transition

Published April 30, 2025

A bill that would unravel North Carolina’s 2021 landmark climate law has won praise from major industrial groups, some of which previously welcomed more clean …

Senate budget proposal lacks transparency and falls short on critical public investments

Published April 17, 2025

RALEIGH (April 16, 2025) – The N.C. Senate’s newly released budget proposal falls well short of our state’s needs and was released without adequate …

Greener roads for all: Making EVs work for every community

Published April 16, 2025

Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more common, but we need to ask: Who really benefits from this change? While EVs are praised as …

Onslaught of anti-DEI legislation to have chilling effect on free speech in North Carolina institutions

Published April 10, 2025

RALEIGH (April 10, 2025) – The NC Justice Center strongly condemns the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 558, the General Assembly’s latest attack …

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