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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...

Dead & Company to Donate $100,000 to Effort to Repeal HB2

Posted by Staff | Jun 2, 2016 | Entertainment

Dead & Company, a band comprised of members of Grateful Dead and singer-guitarist John Mayer, will perform in Charlotte on June 10. On Thursday, the band announced that they would be donating $100,000 to organizations...

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.

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...

Brad Paisley Mocks HB2 With Country Song

Posted by Staff | May 25, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Country musician Brad Paisley appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night. Paisley became one of the first mainstream country music artists to address North Carolina’s controversial HB2 law. He did it with a satirical...

Maroon 5 Cancels North Carolina Concerts

Posted by Staff | May 20, 2016 | Entertainment, Featured

Citing HB2, Maroon 5 has cancelled two North Carolina concerts. The band was scheduled to play at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte on September 11 and at PNC Arena in Raleigh on September 12. Maroon 5 released a statement...

A Tale Of Two Moderates: McCrory, Spellings, And HB2

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 18, 2016 | Aaron Keck, Featured

When it comes to HB2 – or any issue – how you act can be more important than what you think.

Groups Seeking Injunction Over Bathroom Provision of HB2

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 16, 2016 | Featured, State Government

The plaintiffs suing the state of North Carolina over House Bill 2 have asked a US District Court for a preliminary injunction stopping the provision of the law regulating bathroom and locker room use in public facilities. The...

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