This week in Charlotte... This week the Charlotte team made another trip to the beautiful city of Asheville, North Carolina. This trip was primarily to follow up on one-on-ones we had on our last trip, finalize details for our tour stop on the July 16th, and attend an event to get petition signatures for the [...]
Pay-to-play politics can be petty – or deadly serious. The Wilmington Star-News reports that state Sen. Thom Goolsby received a $4,000 donation from the head of the city’s home builders association and shortly thereafter introduced a bill in the General Assembly that the association’s lobbyist had prepared. The bill overrides a city policy about how [...]
So far the internship has been a blur and pretty fast paced. Khadijah and I have been trying to find contacts, get organized, get numbers, set up events, all while preparing for speaking events and one-on-one meetings. Because our office is not equipped with internet service, making these conn Around lunch time on Wednesday we [...]
Team Charlotte has officially created their twitter account @dnCharlotte. We are on Team follow back because we want to know what you think!!!
Dear Advocates, As you pause to give thanks this year, please know that all of us here at Democracy North Carolina are grateful for the support of people like you, who care about our state, our democracy and our future. Thank you! Please feel free to tell us what you are thankful for this year [...]
Talk about a conspiracy. The New York Times and Think Progress provide the details of an ongoing series of twice-yearly, four-day strategy sessions held by a Who’s Who of hard-line “free enterprise” champions, billionaire businessmen, front-group consultants, and Glenn Beck provocateurs – all hosted by the super-secretive Koch brothers. The end of the posting on [...]
A 120-page report by a trio of nonprofit groups analyzes the $207 million spent on the nation’s state judicial elections over the past decade, more than double the amount spent in the previous decade. Self interested “super-spenders” are especially fueling the arms race that aims to turn “blind justice” into “justice for sale.” A forward [...]
Week 2 Week two has been interesting for the Winston-Salem Team. We’ve had meetings with so many groups; Guilford County Board of Elections, The Hive, YMCA and Democratic Women, just to name a few. This has been a productive week ,as we organize for LOBBY DAY. June 22 has been the entire buzz in the Winston-Salem area, from [...]
As of now, things are really moving along at a great pace. I had no idea how many amazing opportunities came along with being associated with Democracy NC. Strangely, it doesn't feel like I'm just starting. It seems like I have been working here forever. Recently Jenn, Jabari and I attended a luncheon with the women [...]
Being that I've never had a job before, getting in the habit of having to be somewhere at a certain time other than school wasn't the easiest. Suprisingly I have been early every day so far. There really isn't anything to complain about. Everyone who works here is really sweet and the environment is laid [...]