Democracy Forward- Piedmont Triad NC

The Washington Post just laid it out clearly: North Carolina’s Senate seat is a top pickup opportunity for Democrats in 2026. Thom Tillis is the most vulnerable Republican, and we have the chance to flip this seat and deliver real change for NC.

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While Trump wastes millions on a military parade in DC, we're mobilizing everywhere else to show that organized people power is stronger than his authoritarian aspirations. app.sosha.ai/s/XBWCTDjj

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It's working! Keep calling Raleigh!

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Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to Ban on Semiautomatic Rifles The case from Maryland was the court’s latest opportunity to apply its recently announced history-based test for assessing the constitutionality of gun control laws.

Breaking News: The Supreme Court said it wouldn’t hear a Second Amendment challenge to a Maryland law enacted after Sandy Hook that bans semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15.

Trump ‘blatant’ refusal to comply in deportation case shows growing rift with judges • NC Newsline the Trump administration has been battling federal judges over judicial authority to force compliance with immigration laws

A federal judge in Maryland slammed the Trump administration Friday for its “blatant lack of effort to comply” with her order this month to report steps taken to facilitate the return of a second wrongly deported man to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. ncnewsline.com/2025/06/02/r... #ncpol

National Weather Service adding around 125 new hires after laying off hundreds | CNN The new hires would not make up for all the personnel lost in the Trump administration’s cutbacks, but could reduce the number of offices that need to cut back on 24/7 operations.

After losing more than 560 employees to layoffs and early retirement incentives earlier this year, the National Weather Service has received permission to hire about 125 new meteorologists and specialists for its forecast offices around the country, sources say, as an active hurricane season looms

This week's newsletter. Lots of legislative issues to contact your legislators about, and lots of new events.
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ACTION NEEDED ASAP!

NC HB 127 will be heard at 10am 6/3 in Raleigh.
It would make it a misdemeanor to use the official voter registration form to help register new voters. If this becomes state law, the procedures for hosting voter registration drives become complicated and drastically different.

Democracy Forward Archdale Creekside Park Farmer's Market Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. The farmer's market is located in the parking lot visible from Main St. When you enter Creekside Park and encounter the traf...

We will be setting up a booth at the Archdale Farmer's Market at Creekside Park Wednesdays 2-6pm. We'll have flyers about Democracy Forward to pass out, upcoming events to advertise, and information on how to contact your legislators. Please sign up for one or multiple time slots on 6/4 and 6/11.

Democracy Forward Lunch Club Monday, June 16th at 11:45 at Pancho Villa's Mexican Restaurant in High Point

Mark your calendars! We want to get to know each other better, so we will be starting a Lunch Club on Monday, June 16th at 11:45 at Pancho Villa's Mexican Restaurant in High Point. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this 1 minute Google Form so we know how big a table to reserve.

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