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I recently met with representatives of the NC Realtors Association on their Legislative Day at the General Assembly. Each year, I meet with a group of realtors from Durham who always comes in extremely well prepared on who are willing to share their thoughts and perspectives on a broad range of issues that are important

I enjoyed meeting with a group of students from all across North Carolina this past weekend who came together to attend the Students Demand Action Gun Violence Prevention Summit held at UNC’s Genome Sciences Building. In the aftermath of the Parkland School Shooting, many students across America became interested and motivated in organizing to make

Today, I participated in a news conference in support of legislation which has been filed in the NC Senate (SB 291) and in the NC House (HB 366) both of which would raise the minimum wage in NC over a 5-year period of time to $15 per hour. It’s important that we raise the minimum

This past weekend, I enjoyed attending a program that brought together educators and community leaders from across NC to discuss the use of standardized tests in our public schools. We were fortunate to have Dr. Diane Ravitch, Founder and President of the Network for Public Education, to participate in this conference by video link. While

This past week, I enjoyed attending the 2019 Rise & Shine Breakfast sponsored by Partners for Youth Opportunity. This organization is committed to helping approximately 125 Durham High school and college-aged youth in Durham pursue their educational and vocational goals. They run a wonderful mentoring program, in addition, they assist students in obtaining internships and

I recently had the privilege of meeting Chief Richard Sneed of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He was joined by members of the Tribal Council. I was very impressed by the Chief, but more importantly, by the extraordinary work which the council has done in providing for a better future for those that are