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The NC General Assembly passed House Bill 696, which funds the Medicaid rebase until the end of this fiscal year on June 30, but also contains some very harmful provisions that need to be fixed. The NC Department of Health and Human Services must send out notices to people impacted by these provisions in a couple of weeks, so now is the time to push for these changes.

Can you call and email your NC legislator today to ask them to fix the harmful provisions in HB 696? 

You may have heard about a “merger,” “partnership,” or “strategic combination” between Atrium and WakeMed. WakeMed CEO Donald Gitzig even compared it to a “marriage.” But let’s be clear—this deal is a takeover. That said, it is not inevitable if the Wake County community reaches out to the commissioners and tells them to vote NO.

Call and email your Wake County Commissioners.

In North Carolina, a driver’s license is automatically suspended for traffic debt that is not paid or resolved by a set deadline or for missing a court date. More than 1.2 million drivers in North Carolina have suspended driver’s licenses for unpaid traffic fines and fees or missing a court date. Approximately 95 percent of North Carolinians drive to work. Therefore, not having a driver’s license can create barriers to obtaining and maintaining meaningful employment. It can also make it hard to obtain affordable housing, attend doctor’s appointments, or care for family members. Low-income families and families of color are disproportionately affected by driver’s license suspensions based on traffic debt.

Where people begin in life should not determine where they end up. When we trap already under-resourced people in further debt, it undermines their ability to advance socially and economically over the course of their lifetimes.

Sign this petition to show your support for ending debt-based driver’s license suspension in North Carolina!

No one should go hungry or be denied basic support while trying to rebuild their lives after incarceration. However, North Carolina continues to impose a lifetime ban on food (SNAP) and cash assistance (TANF) for individuals convicted of Class G or higher drug felonies. Even those convicted of Class H or I drug felonies must wait at least six months and meet special requirements before becoming eligible.

This outdated policy exacerbates food insecurity, disproportionately harms women and children, and creates unnecessary barriers to successful reentry. North Carolina should ensure access to food and cash assistance for people reentering society from our criminal legal system.

Mugshots, once a routine aspect of law enforcement, have now become a tool for exploitation and injustice. These images, meant to serve a specific purpose, are being misused by unscrupulous companies for financial gain at the expense of people’s reputations and livelihoods. We believe it’s time to put an end to this practice and ensure a fair and just approach to the dissemination of booking photos.

We are proud to support North Carolina House Bill 129 and Senate Bill 446, which are steps towards safeguarding the rights and dignity of individuals who have faced the criminal justice system. These bills seek to regulate the dissemination of booking photos, ensuring that private companies cannot exploit sensitive information for financial gain.