This legislative session has been nonstop—and Advance Carolina has been right in the mix. From attending the 19th Annual NC Black Summit hosted by our sister organization, North Carolina Black Alliance, to organizing our third NC Black and Brown Policy Network Advocacy Day and participating in Divine 9 Legislative Day—we’ve been closer to the people and closer to the process.In this Advance Notice episode, Dr. Jovita Lee, policy director, talks about something just as important: the latest Senate and House budget proposals and how both proposals seek to eliminate the HUB Office, which is essential for creating equitable access to state contracts for small, minority-, and women-owned businesses. To watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/7Zga0PVqr00?si=JMrNpuuBYaPWcfJA #NCBudgetWatch #CloserToThePeople #EconomicJustice #ProtectHUB #AdvanceCarolina #BlackAndBrownPolicyNetwork #NCPolitics (fb)

🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans who were protected from deportation and allowed to work in the United States. (@abcnews) Read more at: abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-end-protections-venezuelan/story?id=121956271 (fb)