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No Changes Imminent for HB2

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 1, 2016 | Featured, State Government

***UPDATE: The General Assembly passed a measure on Friday night to restore the right to sue in state court for discrimination. Prior to HB2, workers had three years to file a discrimination lawsuit in state court. Under the new...

Meyer: HB2 Changes Just ‘Political Ploy’ That Won’t Fix Issues

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 29, 2016 | Featured, State Government

The North Carolina General Assembly is coming down the home stretch of the short legislative session hoping to be finish up the remaining legislation to bring the session to a close before the July 4 weekend. Local House...

This Weekend: “Vitamin O,” Summer Reading, Art Against HB2

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 10, 2016 | News Around Town

Telling great local stories, reading great books, opposing HB2? Just another weekend in Orange County.

NBA Analyst Charles Barkley Will Consider Boycotting All-Star Game in Charlotte Over HB2

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 9, 2016 | Featured, State

Basketball analyst Charles Barkley is calling on the National Basketball Association to move the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte over North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2. Barkley, who has been a mainstay on Turner...

What Has HB2 Accomplished?

Posted by The Commentators | Jun 6, 2016 | The Commentators

An earlier commentary claimed that the HB2 frenzy is subsiding just a little bit. https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/June/6/THE%20COMMENTATORS_JUNE%206th%20WES%20HARE-what%20is%20it%20that%20HB2%20actually%20did.mp3 I...

NBA Awaiting Changes to HB2 Before Final Decision on Charlotte All-Star Game

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 3, 2016 | State

Adam Silver has steadfastly refused to set any deadlines for when the NBA would decide on moving the 2017 All-Game in Charlotte if a hotly debated North Carolina law hasn’t been changed. In a way, he did before Game 1 of...

4th Circuit Decision Continues Legal Momentum Against HB2

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 1, 2016 | Featured, State

The United States 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has dealt another body blow to North Carolina’s House Bill 2 on Tuesday. The court denied a request for an en banc review of an April decision that ruled Title IX protections...

In HB2 Court Fight, Both Sides Admit They’re Wrong

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 31, 2016 | Aaron Keck, Featured

The HB2 question: does the word “sex” include “gender identity”? Some say yes, some say no – but it’s not who you think.

HB2 and HBCUs Among Topics at First UNC Board of Governors Public Comment Session

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 31, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

For the first time ever, public comment was taken at the conclusion of the UNC Board of Governors meeting just before the Memorial Day Weekend. About 30 minutes after the regular meeting wrapped up on Friday, several members of...

UNC Board of Governors Hires Legal Counsel, Asks Attorney General to Pay For It

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 31, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

With the ongoing legal battles over North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2, the UNC System has hired outside legal counsel. UNC leadership announced on Friday that the system had hired two Washington D.C.-based law firms to...

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