HB2
Maybe It’d Be Faster If We Just Listed Everyone Who Hasn’t Denounced HB2
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 17, 2016 | Aaron Keck, Featured
At this point, it may be more newsworthy for someone to *not* come out against HB2.
Read MoreMumford & Sons to Donate Profits From Charlotte Show to LGBTQ Organization
Posted by Staff | Apr 14, 2016 | Entertainment
Mumford & Sons will play to a sold out crowd in Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday night. The band will donate all of their profits to a new fund that will “support those who have made it their mission to...
Read MoreRingo Starr Cancels Cary Concert
Posted by Staff | Apr 13, 2016 | Entertainment
Citing HB2, Ringo Starr has announced that he would not play a scheduled concert in Cary. The show was scheduled for June 18th at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre. Purchased tickets will be refunded. In a release Starr says,...
Read MoreIt’s Time For the Governor and General Assembly to Listen
Posted by The Commentators | Apr 13, 2016 | The Commentators
Wise people like to point out the benefits of listening to what others have to say. As soon as our legislators passed House Bill 2 and our governor signed it, a group of folks gathered on Franklin St to voice their disapproval....
Read More250 New Jobs on Hold Due to HB2
Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 12, 2016 | Featured, State
Deutsche Bank is freezing plans to create 250 new jobs in Cary. The bank announced the decision on Tuesday in a message on the company’s website that said the decision is “due to state-wide legislation enacted in North Carolina...
Read MoreUNC President Margaret Spellings Clarifies Stance on HB2
Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 8, 2016 | Featured, UNC
Margaret Spellings said on Friday that she wanted to “clarify perhaps some confusion about the guidance that went out” to the UNC System campuses in a memo dated Tuesday, April 5. The memo told campuses that the controversial...
Read MoreACLU Responds to UNC System Memo Regarding HB2
Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 7, 2016 | Featured, State
The plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2 issued a statement saying they were “disappointed” in the leadership from the University of North Carolina after a memo was sent to the system Chancellors...
Read MorePayPal Pulls Out of Charlotte Expansion Over HB2
Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 5, 2016 | Featured, State
PayPal, the California-based online payment company, has announced that the company “will not move forward” with a planned expansion in Charlotte because of recently-passed legislation that advocates are calling the worst...
Read MoreRoy Cooper: Attorney General’s Office Will Not Defend HB2
Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 29, 2016 | State
North Carolina Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that his office would not defend the constitutionality of House Bill 2, which – among other things – repeals the Charlotte City Council’s decision to...
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