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Event Recruiter: NCAA Deadline Over HB2 in 48 Hours

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 28, 2017 | State

If North Carolina’s House Bill 2 is not repealed or modified to a level that satisfies the NCAA in the next 48 hours, the organization will exclude the Tar Heel state from hosting championship events through 2022. That is...

AP Exclusive: ‘Bathroom bill’ to Cost North Carolina $3.76B

Posted by Associated Press | Mar 27, 2017 | State

The Associated Press has determined that North Carolina’s law limiting LGBT protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a dozen years. That’s despite Republican assurances that the...

PPP: Americans Opposed On Healthcare And HB2, Split On Impeachment

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 24, 2017 | National

When it comes to healthcare, Americans are surprisingly united against the GOP. (On Neil Gorsuch, we’re unsurprisingly apathetic.)

Governor Cooper Calls HB2 Anniversary ‘Dark’ Day

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 23, 2017 | State

Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the passage of House Bill 2 into law in North Carolina. The law immediately drew criticism from LGBT advocacy organizations and some high-profile businesses. The National Basketball...

Roy Williams: HB2 ‘Just Not Right’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 21, 2017 | State

With an NCAA deadline approaching, North Carolina’s House Bill 2 continues to remain a hot topic in the Tar Heel state. UNC head coach Roy Williams took his Carolina men’s basketball team to Greenville, South Carolina, for the...

Amendment Aimed at Repealing House Bill 2 Fails

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 15, 2017 | State

Another effort to repeal House Bill 2 fell flat in the North Carolina General Assembly on Tuesday. “What we did [Tuesday] is try to force a vote on House Bill 2 repeal – a clean repeal,” said House Democratic leader Darren...

Visitors Bureau Identifies Need for Attractions in Orange County

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Mar 1, 2017 | Development

The wherewithal of local tourism was the focal point of a presentation given earlier in the week to the Chapel Hill Town Council on behalf of the Orange County Visitors Bureau. The presentation was made by the bureau’s executive...

North Carolina Leaders Trade Remarks Over HB2

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 27, 2017 | State Government

North Carolina leadership is continuing to battle over the future of House Bill 2. Democratic Governor Roy Cooper wrote in a Medium post on Sunday that, “There is urgency in the air in Raleigh. If we don’t repeal HB2 soon, North...

Two Democrats, Two Republicans Sponsor Bill to Repeal House Bill 2

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 22, 2017 | State

House Bill 186 was filed on Wednesday with the hope of repealing North Carolina’s House Bill 2. Two Republicans and two Democrats were the primary sponsors of the newly filed legislation. “It’s a bill that I view as sort of a...

Local Elected Officials Concerned Over Provision in House Bill 2 Proposal

Posted by Staff | Feb 16, 2017 | State

Government officials statewide are still processing what Governor Roy Cooper is calling his “common-sense compromise” to repeal House Bill 2. The three-part proposal includes a provision that has concerned some local elected...

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