The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement Leads Seven Days of Moral Action at the State Capitol in Raleigh

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August 15, 2014

 

Contact: Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP - smbufkin@gmail.com or 404.285.3413

 

 

Other States Coordinating Similar Efforts Across the South and Beyond

 

 

RALEIGH - The North Carolina NAACP and its coalition partners in the Forward Together Moral Movement are mobilizing for a Moral Week of Action at the State Capitol from August 22-28 to challenge the ongoing extremist legislative attack on poor people and minorities in the state.

 

Across the South and the nation, coalitions in other states are coordinating their own campaigns during the Moral Week of Action at their state capitols to protest extremists that are using the legislature and governor's office to take aim at the country's most vulnerable communities.

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Mark Donka on ACA, Marriage and Education

@brothertoldjah Obama care must go it will not work,The Government has no place in marriage, Education should remain in local control

http://twitter.com/MarkDonka/status/498485960108425216

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Killer Cops must be stopped

	Antonio French (@AntonioFrench)
10 Aug 2014 10:45 AM EDT Lots of people -- some prayerful, some sad, some angry -- have gathered outside the #Ferguson police headquarters http://t.co/KfbHCGNrzk

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Teacher Truth Tour Comes To Raleigh!

Facebook Event page here,

• Thursday, August 14

  at 11:00am

  Show Map

• North Carolina State Capitol

  1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601

Now that the bogus "biggest raise in NC history" claim has been debunked, folks are taking a closer look at the numbers.
McCrory claimed he would veto any budget that cut teacher assistant funding, yet school districts are already reporting teacher assistant funding shortfalls that may cost them hundreds of positions.
For many veteran teachers, raises will be less than 2% and this budget does almost nothing to improve our ranking of 46th in the nation for per pupil standing. Textbook funding is still far below previous years, so chances are your kids will have outdated textbooks and might not even be able to bring them home!
Join teachers, parents and concerned citizens who are all speaking out against this budget and the ongoing attacks on public education!

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The Hocus Pocus of NC GOP Budget

Taken from Facebook,

This great graphic, made by a teacher in Wake County, highlights many of the major problems with this budget. We need to do better for our teachers and students!
Here's a link to the teacher's blog: http://teachingspeaksvolumes.com/

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Walker and Fjeld Campaigns Announce Debate Agreement for the 6th Congressional District

MARK WALKER FOR U.S. CONGRESS                              MEDIA CONTACT: Scott Luginbill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 8, 2014                        scott@walker4nc.com | (336) 500-3002

Walker and Fjeld Campaigns Announce Debate Agreement

(6th Congressional District) – Congressional candidates Mark Walker (Republican) and Laura Fjeld (Democrat) released a joint statement announcing their agreement on the number and location of debates in the 6th Congressional District election:

"In an effort to focus on the issues that matter most to voters in the District, our campaigns have agreed to participate in debates in both the Greensboro and Raleigh areas. We believe this will present voters with a full and fair examination of the issues, the candidates, and our positions."

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The NC NAACP Joins Latino and Immigrant Advocacy Groups in Condemning Governor's Media Misinformation Campaign about Central American Children Fleeing to the US

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August 7, 2014

Contact: Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP - smbufkin@gmail.com or 404.285.3413

The North Carolina NAACP Joins Latino and Immigrant Advocacy Groups in Condemning Governor's Media Misinformation Campaign about Central American Children Fleeing to the US

News Conference

Friday Aug. 8

1 pm

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church

1801 Hillsborough St.

Raleigh, NC 27605

DURHAM, NC - The North Carolina NAACP, the Forward Together Moral Movement and Latino rights organizations in North Carolina will stand together to challenge North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory for pandering to racial fears in statements about Central American children fleeing violence at home and coming to the United States.

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Butterfield Introduces Bill to Provide Immediate Medical Leave for New VA Employees with Service-Connected Disabilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) has introduced H.R. 5323, the Medical Leave for Veterans Act.  The bill seeks to ensure that newly-hired returning veterans with service-connected disabilities who are full-time Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees are able to receive the medical care they need without having to take unpaid leave. 

Under current law, full-time Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees accrue a total of 104 hours, or 13 days, of annual sick leave.  While unused annual sick leave may be carried over from year to year, first-year full-time VA employees start their careers in the federal workforce with a zero sick leave balance.  This lack of initial leave for full-time VA workers in their first year on the job is particularly onerous for those who are also disabled veterans. 

“I am pleased to introduce this important bill with Representatives Jones, Lynch, and Price that will enable disabled veterans working for the VA to receive the care they need and have earned,” Congressman G. K. Butterfield said.  “Too often disabled veterans must take unpaid leave during their first year of public service to attend medical appointments or physical therapy due to service-connected disability.  This bill will benefit veterans working at VA facilities in Durham, Elizabeth City, Goldsboro, Greenville, and throughout North Carolina.  I urge my colleagues to pass this bill to enable employees of the VA who are veterans to access the care they need without sacrificing their livelihoods.”   

Specifically, Butterfield’s bill would:

• Provide first-year VA employees with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or greater with 104 hours of “Medical Leave for Veterans” for the purposes of undergoing medical treatment for their disability.
• Require the Secretary of the VA to implement a system for certification for such leave.
• Limit any unused “Medical Leave for Veterans” from being carried over to the following year.
• Provide medical leave to all first-year VA veteran employees with service-related disability, including non-combat related injuries.  It also covers employees as defined in chapters 73 or 74 of title 38, U.S.C., and includes physicians, dentists, registered nurses, optometrists, physician assistants, and podiatrists. 

If passed, the Veterans Medical Leave Act would take effect one year after enactment, and require the VA to issue regulations within six months of enactment.

The bill is cosponsored by Representatives Walter Jones (NC-03), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), and David Price (NC-04), and compliments H.R. 5229 which impacts title 5 federal employees, but not title 38 VA employees, with service-connected disabilities. 

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