May 2009 Wilmington Newsletter

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League Urges Adoption of Key Policies Around 2020 Elections Amid COVID-19 Threat | League of Women Voters

3 weeks ago

Our friends at the League of Women Voters of the U.S. have a set of recommendations on voting in this new environment. ...

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The League joined over 200 organizations supporting an effort led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging federal lawmakers and state elections officials to adopt key policies to ensure both the public’s safety and the orderly conduct of the 2020 primary and general elections...

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"You Have to Start a Thing" | NC Museum of History

1 month ago

If you're in Raleigh before the end of the year, be sure to plan a stop at the NC Museum of History. ...

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Opening Mar. 6, 2020 The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. "You Have to Start a Thing" explores how Tar Heel women and men fought for—and against—woman suffrage in the decades leading up to 1920. It also chronicles the ongoing struggle...

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1 month ago

An important ruling in the case of an LAF supported plaintiff.

[O]n the 27th of February, 2020, the 9th Circuit ruled “We agree with Rizo and the EEOC that setting wages based on prior pay risks perpetuating the history of sex-based wage discrimination.”Nearly a year since the US Supreme Court remanded my case back to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on a technicality, a ruling has been made. On the 27th of February, 2020, the 9th Circuit ruled “We agree with Rizo and the EEOC that setting wages based on prior pay risks perpetuating the history of sex-based wage discrimination.”
I did not win today, millions of workers across the states of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Nevada, Oregon, California and Hawaii won. The restoration of case law that protects against pay discrimination has been re-established and uplifts families and communities that depend on a fair wage. Thank you to my legal representation, all the organizations in the amicus brief and to everyone who has supported this fight for equality. No one should spend over 7 years trying to prove that they are equal. That’s why this progress is important, necessary, and that’s why we will persevere. ...

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1 month ago

Early voting in NC ends Saturday, Feb. 29. Find your early voting site here. ...

One-Stop Voting Sites

vt.ncsbe.gov