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NAACP Delegation Presses NC Legislature from Western Mountains
Hendersonville NAACP leaders and members from Buncombe Transylvania Yancey and Mitchell counties traveled to Raleigh to urge opposition to bills including HB2 Medicaid expansion and partisan judicial elections. Melinda Lawrance cited concerns over gerrymandering voting rights and executive powers while noting growth of NAACP chapters across Western North Carolina and plans to form a Blue Ridge Community College branch.
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NAACP
Henderson
Mountain Counties
Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
North Caolina
Melinda Lawrance
Hendersonville
Lawrance
Henderson County
Buncombe
Transylvania
Yancey
Mitchell
Donald Reed
WNC
Forward Together
U.S
Mark Meadows
Dis
North Carolina
Jackson
Haywood
McDowell
Burke
Mars Hill University
Blue Ridge Community College