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Fair Share was founded in 1987 to help North Carolinians, particularly those with low incomes, work for a fairer share of economic and political power. |
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North Carolina Fair Share Successes
SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES
- A new county health department
- A $3.2 million rural water and sewer project
- A new maternity ward in a rural public hospital
- Won Expanded Medicaid for the elderly and disabled
- NC Children’s Health Insurance Program
- Won Welfare reform fairness in NC
- Stopped the privatization of 4 public hospitals
- Won 2% repeal of the food tax
- Won funding for repairs to 200+ homes of Hurricane Floyd survivors
- Won NC campaign finance reform for Judgeship Campaigns
- Won introduction of NC Same Day Voter Registration
Fannie Lou Hamer Voting Rights Project
Artis P. Woodard Environmental Justice Project
NC Fair Share Members Legislative Agenda
Through its membership, Fair Share builds local and state campaigns to win concrete improvements and greater influence.