by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
The legislature reconvened on Wednesday and new committee appointments were made. The committees – and committee chairs – that will be particularly important for criminal justice issues are listed below. Take a minute to see if a member from your area is...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
Join the NAACP and more than 200 coalition partners in downtown Raleigh for the annual Historic Thousands on Jones St. (HK on J) Moral March. Together we will march for a more fair and just North Carolina. Saturday, Feb. 11, Downtown Raleigh, 2 East South St. This is...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates, Mass Incarceration
In mid-January, the Department of Public Safety awarded Re-entry contracts to four additional “Intermediate Agencies” areas of the state. Five areas are currently funded. The new areas and agencies are: Leading into New Communities – New Hanover...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 30, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
After issuing a very general set of Rules in early January that will govern the manner in which the Senate would give advice and consent, Gov. Roy Cooper’s cabinet appointees, President Pro Tem Phil Berger appears to be prepared to provide more specifics about...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 25, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
When the General Assembly convened for the long session on January 11, 2017, the atmosphere among the legislators was congenial and light. A far cry from the atmosphere during the special sessions that rounded out 2016. While most of the day was swearing ins, lofty...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 3, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
What many political activists thought would be an early holiday gift turned out to be a lump of coal. The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh last Wednesday under the auspices of repealing the notorious Bathroom Law that hangs, like an anchor, around...
