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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday May 17, 2023 ( 4 items )  

ACLU-N.C.: 12 WEEK ABORTION BAN BECOMES LAW
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 17 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly have voted to override Governor Cooper's veto of Senate Bill 20, which bans abortion after only 12 weeks of pregnancy and imposes significant restrictions on abortion throughout pregnancy. On Saturday, Governor Cooper vetoed the bill at a rally with thousands of attendees gathered at Bicentennial  more

Appalachian Voices: Biden Administration Announces $11 Billion Clean Energy Initiative for Rural America
BOONE, North Carolina, May 17 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: At the White House today, the Biden administration announced the single largest investment in rural electrification since the 1936 Rural Electrification Act -- $11 billion in grant and loan opportunities to help rural communities access clean, reliable, affordable electricity. Representatives from placed-based organizations in the Rural Power Coalition, who advocated for the passage o  more

MomsRising: Abortion Ban Will Undermine the Health and Endanger the Lives of North Carolina Moms, Pregnant People
BELLEVUE, Washington, May 17 (TNStalk) -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than 1 million mothers and their families, issued the following statement on May 16, 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 the abortion ban the North Carolina state legislature passed last night: "In overriding Gov. Cooper's  more

NARAL Pro-Choice America Condemns Anti-Abortion North Carolina Supermajority as They Override Gubernatorial Veto on Abortion Ban
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 17 (TNStalk) -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * The anti-abortion supermajority in the North Carolina State Legislature overrode Governor Roy Cooper's veto on an extreme ban on abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy (SB 20). Should this law go into effect, it would continue to decimate access to abortion care in the Southeast, where states throughout the region are currently enforcing extreme bans. * * * NARAL Pro-Choice   more