RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 21 -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following news release: The North Carolina Justice Center released its 2024 policy agenda ahead of the 2024 legislative short session. The agenda calls on lawmakers to expand access to robust public education and work opportunities, improve health care systems, ensure access to affordable housing, and improve the fairness of the criminal legal system. In addition, the agenda encourages lawmakers to invest in crit  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 21 -- The Southern Coalition for Social Justice issued the following news release: Voting rights advocates released a memorandum this week addressing the challenges and implications surrounding the use of mail returned as undeliverable in voter list maintenance. The memo is intended to guide advocates and election officials in improving voter registration and list maintenance practices to prevent the erroneous disenfranchisement of eligible voters. The "Mail Retur  more