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Rev. Della Owens: Lawmakers should kill the ‘Big Deadly Bill’

Rev. Della Owens: Lawmakers should kill the ‘Big Deadly Bill’

by Beacon Media | Jul 2, 2025 | Affordability, Healthcare, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Politics, U.S. Politics

Rev. Della Owens, who organizes with the N.C.-based faith movement Repairers of the Breach, argues the budget bill being considered in the U.S. Congress will have deadly consequences for North Carolina if it is passed.

Debbie DeWeese: Don’t cut our healthcare to give tax breaks to the rich

Debbie DeWeese: Don’t cut our healthcare to give tax breaks to the rich

by Beacon Media | Jun 26, 2025 | Affordability, Healthcare, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, U.S. Politics

A bill making its way through the U.S. Senate would be devastating for the millions of people on Medicaid in North Carolina.

Preston Blakely: Political assassinations in Minnesota call for a reminder of our shared humanity

Preston Blakely: Political assassinations in Minnesota call for a reminder of our shared humanity

by Preston Blakely | Jun 26, 2025 | Local Politics, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Politics, Preston Blakely, U.S. Politics

A small town North Carolina mayor reflects on the recent violence and how we can change the tide of growing violence and intimidation against our leaders.

Scott Peoples: A Shameful Week for the 82nd Airborne Division

Scott Peoples: A Shameful Week for the 82nd Airborne Division

by Scott Peoples | Jun 19, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Scott Peoples, U.S. Politics, Veterans

President Donald Trump is politicizing our military, U.S. Army veteran Scott Peoples writes.

Melissa Castillo: Let’s stop breaking our promise to migrant workers  

by Beacon Media | Jun 18, 2025 | Agriculture, Local Organizing, Migration, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics

The deportations happening in North Carolina are the continuation of a long line of broken promises to our migrant workforce.

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Congress is pushing to drastically cut food aid. Why? 

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Congress is pushing to drastically cut food aid. Why? 

by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Jun 12, 2025 | Affordability, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, North Carolina State Politics, Politics, U.S. Politics

Devastating cuts are on the table for communities across the country and the more than 1.4 million North Carolinians who rely on food stamps.

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