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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org" target="_self">The Progressive Pulse</a><br /><span class="rss-item">Stories and voice that matter | A blog from NC Policy Watch</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2019/04/20/barlow-herget-on-the-late-great-dwane-powell/" target="_self">Barlow Herget on the late, great Dwane Powell</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Sat, 20 Apr 2019 13:57:38 +0000</span><br />');
document.write('[Editor&#8217;s note: Dwane Powell, longtime editorial cartoonist for Raleigh&#8217;s News &#38; Observer, died this past Sunday. Read a profile of Powell and see some of his most memorable cartoons here.] As an editorial writer at the News &#38; Observer for three years, I worked closely with my fellow Arkansan, Dwane Powell whom I called “Deewayne” ... The post Barlow Herget on the late, great Dwane Powell appeared first on The Progressive Pulse.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2019/04/19/betsy-devos-family-boosts-tillis-2020-campaign/" target="_self">Betsy DeVos’ family boosts Tillis’ 2020 campaign</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:10:02 +0000</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON &#8212; Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ family members spent $22,400 so far this year to help fund North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ re-election prospects, according to federal campaign finance data released this week. DeVos’ in-laws &#8212; Michigan conservative donors and heirs to the Amway fortune &#8212; have plowed cash into the coffers of Republican ... The post Betsy DeVos’ family boosts Tillis’ 2020 campaign appeared first on The Progressive Pulse.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2019/04/19/proposed-tax-cut-bill-in-congress-would-help-3-7-million-in-n-c/" target="_self">Proposed tax cut bill in Congress would help 3.7 million in N.C.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:00:54 +0000</span><br />');
document.write('A majority of the families that benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) are single head of household filers— a filing designation commonly used by single mothers. The same single mothers who are struggling to provide the basics of a healthy and happy life for their children in an economic climate defined by stagnating ... The post Proposed tax cut bill in Congress would help 3.7 million in N.C. appeared first on The Progressive Pulse.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2019/04/18/trump-tax-policy-helped-many-of-the-biggest-corporations-completely-avoid-taxes-in-2018/" target="_self">Trump tax policy helped many of the biggest corporations completely avoid taxes in 2018</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:00:58 +0000</span><br />');
document.write('With last years’ tax returns now in, it is all the more evident how massive a gift the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress gave corporate America in their 2017 package of tax cuts. Many of America’s wealthiest corporations received a huge windfall in 2018, even as most Americans face the prospect of declining public ... The post Trump tax policy helped many of the biggest corporations completely avoid taxes in 2018 appeared first on The Progressive Pulse.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2019/04/18/poll-shows-most-north-carolina-voters-support-may-1-teacher-march-and-rally/" target="_self">Poll shows most North Carolina voters support May 1 teacher march and rally</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:55:29 +0000</span><br />');
document.write('North Carolina’s Republican leadership appears to be swimming upstream, and largely alone, in opposition to the May 1 teacher march and rally. A new poll by Raleigh-based Public Policy Polling shows that more than 70 percent of the state’s voters – including more than half of Republicans &#8212; support teachers taking the day off to ... The post Poll shows most North Carolina voters support May 1 teacher march and rally appeared first on The Progressive Pulse.');
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