Adams to lead Black Caucus
Rep. Alma Adams, a Greensboro Democrat, will head the Legislative Black Caucus during the upcoming session of the General Assembly.
The caucus is made up of the African American legislators in both the House and Senate. Generally, they try to present a united front on issues they see of being of special concern to the African American Community.
Adams says the group has not set its agenda for the upcoming session yet. However, there are probably a few things that will almost certainly be on it.
“Certainly the death penalty was an issue that was part of the caucus agenda last time and we didn’t get very far with,” she said. The black caucus and other legislators advocate imposing a moratorium on executions while problems with the death penalty process that lead to innocent people being put on death row are worked out.
I would expect the Earned Income Tax Credit and/or raising the minimum wage further (it went up to $6.15 an hour on Jan. 1) to be on their list as well.