BELLEVUE, Washington, May 4 (TNStalk) -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than 1 million mothers and their families, issued the following statement on May 3, 2023: * * * Statement of Beth Messersmith, Senior Director of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, including 47,000 in North Carolina, on Senate Bill 20, coming before both chambers of the North Carolina state legislature this week: "North C  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 4 (TNSgov) -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Late yesterday, the North Carolina House and Senate Republicans announced a conference bill to enact sweeping restrictions on abortion access. Senate Bill 20, which could effectively ban abortion after 10 weeks, is being rushed through with hardly any time for lawmakers to read and understand the bill, let alone deliberate on it. Abortion is health care, and everyone   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 4 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following news release and letter: In solidarity with 25 organizations across the state, our coalition is releasing this letter to urge Attorney General Stein to publicly oppose Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina's proposal to restructure in House Bill 346. Blue Cross NC is the largest health insurance company in the state, serving over 4.3 million policyholders. Any changes to its structure   more