Smart&HealthyNC

Following the latest developments and relevant questions on the coronavirus pandemic in North Carolina and across the US.

[Michael Morgan @MorganForGov]

Social Justice Sunday at Saint Matthew's AME Church in Burlington, NC.

[Young Democrats of NC @ydnc]

Thank you @brotherjones_ for standing in the rain with us today to speak truth to power against inaction on gun violence.

“We’re not gonna be the Lockdown Generation. We’re the Find Out Generation.” #ncpol

[Michael Morgan @MorganForGov]

I am a proud product of NC public schools. Along with my parents, my teachers provided important guidance and support in my life. As the gerrymandered GOP supermajority in our legislature irresponsibly delays passing a state budget, funding for public education is on hold. #ncpol

[Michael Morgan @MorganForGov]

A headline with which we agree. This campaign will be bold & unapologetic in our values of progress for ALL North Carolinians. We will authentically connect with community. We will hold @markrobinsonNC accountable in ways only we can. & We will win. https://t.co/dw8NYHqV0q #ncpol

[Michael Morgan @MorganForGov]

Grim #s below as our #ncga run by a GOP supermajority is 2-and-a-half months late with a budget because of their internal battles over whether or not to build casinos. It's truly a shameful moment for NC when lawmakers prioritize casinos over public education & healthcare. #ncpol

[Colin Campbell @RaleighReporter]

Your occasional reminder that the #ncga building is a "gun free zone" and has airport-level security screenings to keep it that way #ncpol

[Justin Parmenter @JustinParmenter]

NC requires public school teachers to hold a license.

Durham, NC's Mt. Zion Christian Acad receives public $ for vouchers. They require their teachers to demonstrate their relationship w/the Holy Spirit by speaking in tongues.

A license is optional. #nced #ncpol #ncga

[Justin Parmenter @JustinParmenter]

Fayetteville Christian got $1.3m NC taxpayer dollars this year. They deny admissions to non-Christians and LGBTQ (whom they refer to as "deviate and perverted").

I don’t want my public dollars going to institutions that can discriminate this way. #nced #ncga #ncpol

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

We’ve held town halls in all 100 counties, and what we’ve consistently heard from parents and educators is that early childhood education must — at long last — become a top priority.

#ncpol https://t.co/YDjyT80rnn

[Nathan Click @NayteClick]

Why do state lawmakers not feel public pressure to raise teacher pay & funding for public schools to levels that voters want for children? Gerrymandering. Why do they feel safe cutting corporate taxes instead? Gerrymandering. #ncpol #ncga #nc06 @DeJuanABC11 @JoelBrownABC11

[eric sondheimer @latsondheimer]

When did culture change that teammates stand around doing nothing while two people throw punches? What kind of culture is that.

[Smart&HealthyNC @SmartHealthyNC]

@NateSterling7 @NayteClick The business press is clearly explaining that Big Oil is prioritizing stock buybacks, dividends, and shareholders over boosting supply to meet surging demand.
https://t.co/jqexB5DBm7

[Nathan Click @NayteClick]

We need to move quickly to address this teacher shortage and recruit and retain young college grads to the profession. We need to consider ideas to forgive federal student loan debt to attract the best / brightest to the education profession. #ncpol #nced

[Nathan Click @NayteClick]

One day, when our kids were little, we went on a family walk and saw a lot of trash scattered by a dumpster. We all pitched in to pick it up to make it look better. Ever since, we have made an effort to pick up trash to keep our community beautiful.

[Nathan Click @NayteClick]

Wake Co.'s school bus driver sick-out reminded me of this headline below & this fact: the state pays school bus drivers just $12.75/hr. as the #ncga sits on a $6.5 BILLION SURPLUS & is 4 MONTHS LATE with a state budget that could have raised pay to prevent this mess #ncpol #nced

[Lynn Bonner @Lynn_Bonner]

NC Sen redistricting committee adopts GOP - drawn congressional map. Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave it an F for partisan fairness. Would elect 10R-4D. #ncpol

[Nathan Click @NayteClick]

Congress must call @RepCawthorn to testify to his involvement in Jan. 6 insurrection as RollingStone reports protest organizers say they participated in "dozens" of planning meetings with members of Congress & White House staff
https://t.co/z0F6pZ9AOE #ncpol #avl #avlnews #wnc

[Nathan Click @NayteClick]

As the US Supreme Court's 6-member conservative majority has now twice refused to pause the TX abortion law which does not comply w/ Roe v. Wade, remember Democrats have won the popular vote in 7 of last 8 presidential elections over last 30 years.
https://t.co/5tNsVAy9zQ #ncpol

[North Carolina Association of Educators @ncae]

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools report 290 vacant teaching positions on its online job board the day before thousands of students go back to classes. One of many NC counties.
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https://t.co/gy8n3Rf6gt #clt #cltnews #ncga #ncpol @wsoctv @WBTV_News @FOX46News @WCCBCharlotte

[Smart&HealthyNC @SmartHealthyNC]

How many times is NC Lt. Guv @markrobinsonNC going to reference a student writing a research paper on RockNRoll Hall of Fame rapper Tupac Shakur instead of himself to help justify his school indoctrination task force?🤦🏼‍♂️#ncpol #ncga Approaching drinking game status? 🍻 #2pac