Minutes 04-19-2021 Virtual Legislative Breakfast Meeting

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13 infrastructure/broadband capability to the un-served and under-served areas of the state. Access to high speed internet connections will reduce disparities, enhance quality of life for all the State's residents, and broaden opportunities in areas such as education,jobs creation, small business development, health care, civic participation, and growth in farm enterprises; 26) Repeal of the Monument Protection Act— Support legislation that repeals the (so- called) Monument Protection Act which was enacted to protect confederate monuments and symbols in the wake of the murders of nine African Americans in South Carolina in 2015, and that restores the regulation of monuments or symbols on public property to local governments; 27) Legislative Leadership Term Limit— Support legislation that limits the length of time a North Carolina General Assembly member can serve in the same leadership position to eight consecutive years; 28) Non-Partisan Redistricting Process for Elections — Support legislation to establish a process for an independent, non-partisan redistricting process after each United States Census for the election of representatives from North Carolina to the United States House of Representatives, the North Carolina House, and the North Carolina Senate; 29) Voter Registration and Voting — Support legislation to expand access to and participation in voting, including early voting, Saturday voting, automatic voter registration, pre-registration of 16 and 17 year olds, mail-in voting, and by making Election Day a State holiday; 30) Expansion of Protected Classes —Seek statewide legislative action to provide all North Carolina local governments with the authority to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in order to protect these classes from discrimination and discriminatory practices; and authorize complaints for discrimination to be brought in North Carolina Courts by any Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recognized protected class; 31) Protection of Civil Rights for Trans-gender Persons— Oppose any legislation that limits equal rights for transgender persons or otherwise discriminates against them, including in the areas of healthcare and sports; Economic Development 32) Minimum Wage Increase— Support legislation to raise the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour for all, not just employees of the State of North Carolina, to enhance people's economic security, improve access to safe and secure housing, boost the economy with increased spending, decrease dependence on government assistance programs, and improve the lives of families; 33) Agricultural Economic Development— Support state funding and staffing for agricultural research, Cooperative Extension services and other agriculture-related efforts to support the largest economic driver in North Carolina;