{"id":670,"date":"2023-09-24T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/articles\/5-things-to-know-about-this-week-in-north-carolina-politics-sep-24-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T17:00:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:00:36","slug":"5-things-to-know-about-this-week-in-north-carolina-politics-sep-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/articles\/5-things-to-know-about-this-week-in-north-carolina-politics-sep-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Know About This Week in North Carolina Politics (Sep. 24, 2023)"},"template":"","class_list":["post-670","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":null,"article_type":162,"authors":null,"related_issues":[62,109,417],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_video","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_video":{"video":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9NChUoXE9DI","caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn this week\u2019s \u201c5 Things to Know,\u201d Ann Webb of Common Cause North Carolina takes a closer look at the legislature's failure on transparency in ramming through a state budget, plus what's coming up with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/our-work\/gerrymandering\/speakout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public hearings<\/a><\/strong> on redistricting in the week ahead, and a renewed fight to stop gerrymandering.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE LEGISLATURE'S SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON REDISTRICTING:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>EASTERN NC<\/strong>\r\n<strong>Monday (Sept. 25) at 4:00 p.m.<\/strong> (doors open at 3:00 p.m.)\r\nCollege of the Albemarle\r\nPerforming Arts Center\r\n1208 North Road Street\r\n<strong>Elizabeth City<\/strong>, NC 27909\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/RequestToSpeak\/69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Speaker signup for Elizabeth City<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>WESTERN NC<\/strong>\r\n<strong>Tuesday (Sept. 26) at 4:00 p.m.<\/strong> (doors open at 3:00 p.m.)\r\nApp State \u2013 Hickory Campus\r\nThe Atrium Room\r\n800 17th St NW\r\n<strong>Hickory<\/strong>, NC 28601\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/requesttospeak\/70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Speaker signup for Hickory<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>CENTRAL NC<\/strong>\r\n<strong>Wednesday (Sept. 27) at 4:00 p.m.<\/strong> (doors open at 3:00 p.m.)\r\nLegislative Office Building \u2013 Room 643\r\n300 N. Salisbury Street\r\n<strong>Raleigh<\/strong>, NC 27603\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/RequestToSpeak\/71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>S<\/strong><strong>peaker signup for Raleigh<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>TAKE ACTION:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/our-work\/gerrymandering\/speakout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>See info on public hearings on redistricting happening in the week ahead<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/unitenc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Make your voice heard! Join us at a stop on the #UniteNC Town Hall Tour<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/connect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Connect with us to stay informed and get engaged<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/fundraising\/common-cause-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donate to support our work of building a democracy for all in North Carolina<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;"}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Things to Know About This Week in North Carolina Politics (Sep. 24, 2023) - Common Cause North Carolina<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/articles\/5-things-to-know-about-this-week-in-north-carolina-politics-sep-24-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Things to Know About This Week in North Carolina Politics (Sep. 24, 2023)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/articles\/5-things-to-know-about-this-week-in-north-carolina-politics-sep-24-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause North Carolina\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/common-cause-share-image.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/articles\/5-things-to-know-about-this-week-in-north-carolina-politics-sep-24-2023\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/articles\/5-things-to-know-about-this-week-in-north-carolina-politics-sep-24-2023\/\",\"name\":\"5 Things to Know About This Week in North Carolina Politics (Sep. 24, 2023) - 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