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Here is a story about how New Mexico is considering moving its state funds to smaller local banks, away from the big four banks. This is part of a larger campaign to get folks to MOVE THEIR MONEY - initiated by Ariana Huffington and some economists.

To strengthen the little banks that are actually lending to small business and home buyers, and put pressure on the big four to be better citizens with better treatment of their customers. Could this happen in our state? Read it here.

The leadership of the Senate has been working against the bill and has succeeded in weakening support for the racial justice act.

Contact your senator and ask them, Marc Basnight, Tony Rand to support the Racial Justice Act.

Sen. Marc Basnight: (919) 733-6854
Sen. Tony Rand: (919) 733-9892

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1576/t/6273/campaign.jsp?campaign_K...

It is going to be worth a lot to have a well organized Democratic Party in the next two years. We have an important Senate seat coming open.

anyone want to run?

In Orange County we have five sites where anyone can register and vote, or just vote.
The Democratic Party endorsements are attached.

I imagine that many BlueNC ers are not that excited about the Perdue candidacy. I was out canvassing today and many who were ok with Obama, I was canvassing Unaffiliateds, drew the line on Perdue. She did not show up at work...she missed the debate. She disappointed them.

Help.
Duke Energy is building a new coal plant in North Carolina – in a time in which solving global warming is the most urgent issue to solve. We can request public hearings across the state to re examine the mercury levels and other pollutants.

Apparently, the national conference of mayors took a position on single payer. this is further evidence that the tides are turning.
check this outL
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/23/204114/701/153/540901

The N&O has a story that Representative Harrison is proposing a bill to outlaw out of state coal for NC coal plants.

Updated by James with link to the N&O story.

Have we learned everything we need to know about the truth about coal? today on Daily Koss they have assembled gobs of reports about what the issues are about COAL

www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/23/61828/9692/801/520914

The NC Governor's race is crucial to criminal justice politics in
> North Carolina since the elected Governor has the power to issue
> clemency when an execution is scheduled, grant a pardon to a
> wrongfully convicted exoneree and he/she can ultimately declare an
> official moratorium on executions. Regardless of who wins the NC
> Governor's races tomorrow in either party, please call each winner
> and say the following:

So what do our NC candidates say is their positions on the Death Penalty
Who supports the moratorium?

Who says death penalty is helping keep our prison population down>?

Next Monday is International Human Rights Day, and Justice@Smithfield supporters plan to commemorate by drawing attention to human rights abuses at Smithfield's Tar Heel Plant. Working conditions at the plant rank among the most brutal in the United States, and, in years past, were even profiled by the international watchdog Human Rights Watch.

On November 15th, make your voice heard by calling and telling Governor Easley and Jim Rogers that renewable energy is the future of NC and not "clean coal." Why? Because the future of North Carolina depends on it.

Contact the Governor's Office:
Phone: 1-800-662-7952 valid in North Carolina only; (919)733-4240, or (919)733-5811
Fax: (919)715-3175 or (919)733-2120
Email: governor@ncmail.net

Contact Duke Energy Office:
Phone: (704) 594-6200 (Corporate Office)
Jim Rogers Direct Line: (704) 382-1087
Email: tcwillia@duke-energy.com (Tom Williams, Policy/Energy Efficiency/Environmental Media Relations)
Fax: 704-382-0199

I was worried all day that no one was watching cheney.

THREATS TO -- Senate Bill 3, Promote Renewable Energy/Baseload Generation, has been referred to the House Energy and Energy Efficiency Comm. We should support this legislation which increases the use of renewable sources of energy, which is how S 3 started out. However,because it now also encourages the use of fossil fuels...