The Progressive Pulse
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Stories and voices that matter. The Progressive Pulse is a nonpartisan blog about the issues, debates, and people that affect North Carolina public policy.
The Progressive Pulse
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Prolific civil rights litigators Ben Crump and Bakari Sellers called on North Carolina’s leaders to let the public see footage of an Oct. 7 highway patrol chase that led to the death of 31-year-old Tyrone Mason. Mason’s death has produced a shockwave through the state’s justice system. After it was discovered members of the North ..read more
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The state Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Judge Jefferson Griffin’s lawsuit against the state Board of Elections on March 21. Griffin, a Republican Appeals Court judge, is trying to unseat Democratic incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs. She leads by 734 votes, an advantage that has been affirmed by two recounts. Griffin is ..read more
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U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (NC-11) did his best to remain composed as he addressed an angry audience Thursday night in Asheville, North Carolina. With Republican members of Congress advised to avoid holding in-person events, Edwards took the stage at Ferguson Auditorium and tried to put a positive spin on the first few weeks of ..read more
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North Carolina has inked a deal with SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aerospace technology company, to boost internet coverage and infrastructure. A spokesperson for the state’s Department of Information Technology confirmed to NC Newsline on Friday that the department had signed a contract “to purchase Starlink satellite connectivity products and services for state agencies.” Starlink is a ..read more
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At Dr. Devdutta Sangvai’s confirmation hearing Thursday, a co-chair of the Senate’s health committee pressed Sangvai for his assessment of the state’s COVID-19 response of four and five years ago. As secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mandy Cohen was a key advisor to former Gov. Roy Cooper throughout the ..read more
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A funny thing happened this week to Dr. Latonya Agard, executive director of the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness (NCCEH), as she and more than 100 nonprofit leaders who serve people experiencing homelessness gathered on a Zoom call to share concerns with congressional aides about a funding freeze at the U.S. Department of Housing ..read more
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Here’s an assignment for the conservative politicians and activists who keep telling us that President Trump and his sidekick Elon Musk’s massive federal budget cuts are quote “making American great again”: take a few minutes to check out the history of the federal budget deficit. As a quick review reveals, it was a Democratic ..read more
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A measure that would eliminate the interim goal for Duke Energy to cut its carbon emissions continued on its fast track through the Senate on Thursday, winning approval with a 31-12 vote. Senate bill 261 removes the 2030 target for a 70% reduction in carbon emissions. The target was established in a heavily-negotiated law that ..read more
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Approximately 150,000 additional residences are now eligible for private well testing ..read more
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Cold snaps in January and February left many North Carolinians dealing with sustained below-freezing temperatures, making the consequences of the state’s energy choices painfully clear. Duke Energy, the state’s largest utility provider, reported record-high demand during the January freeze, and now customers are seeing the financial fallout in the form of huge electricity bills, driven ..read more