Black Mountain Democrats

06/08/2026

Child marriage in NC: who's in favor; who opposes? Easy to guess, isnt' it?

06/08/2026

Reminder.
Our regular Engage Black Mountain get-togethers return to Pisgah Brewing on July 13 with speaker Elect Kyle Whisnant, candidate for NC State Senate.

06/08/2026

By Barry Blitt

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

In case you avoided watching the interview because you can’t stand watching the man, here’s what you missed.

06/08/2026

https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-legislation-governor-power

The legislation, prompted in part by ProPublica’s reporting, aims to protect traditional powers of the state’s governor and reform oversight of its court system.

06/07/2026

“Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) notes that the $70 billion in tax money Republicans just gave to ICE and Border Patrol could provide free childcare for 1.3 million children through September 2028, cover the annual cost of groceries for about 10.7 million U.S. households, provide a year of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to 31 million Americans, expand the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for at least a year, cancel about 31.5% of Americans’ medical debt, and end homelessness for about eight years.”

06/07/2026

06/06/2026

Electing Roy Cooper this November means North Carolina will finally have a senator who is focused on working for us, not their portfolio.

06/06/2026