House Bill 2
Feds Will Not Withhold Money Over HB2 Until Court Resolution
Posted by Blake Hodge | May 12, 2016 | Featured, State Government
Federal agencies will not be withholding money for North Carolina during the legal fight over House Bill 2. The Associated Press is reporting White House spokesperson Josh Earnest addressed the issue during the daily press...
Read MoreDonald Trump, HB2, And The Soft Bigotry Of Low Expectations
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 12, 2016 | Aaron Keck, Featured
Donald Trump and House Bill 2 are both symptoms of the same disease.
Read MoreOrange County ‘Recommends’ Contractors Pay Living Wage
Posted by Blake Hodge | May 11, 2016 | Local Government
Orange County officials have adopted a policy encouraging all vendors and contractors working with the county to pay a living wage to their employees. Orange County Government, as an employer, already pays its workers a living...
Read MoreMargaret Spellings: UNC System ‘Can’t Operate’ Without Federal Funding
Posted by Blake Hodge | May 10, 2016 | Featured, UNC
The UNC Board of Governors met in a special session on Tuesday to discuss the University System’s legal options following a flurry of litigation on Monday over House Bill 2. The controversial North Carolina legislation was the...
Read MoreFinding our way out of a locked bathroom
Posted by D.G. Martin | May 10, 2016 | D.G. Martin
What can we do about House Bill 2? Polls show North Carolinians divided about the new law. Answers to polling questions depend upon how the questions are asked. Most North Carolinians, even supporters of transgender rights, do...
Read MoreTrio of HB2 Lawsuits Filed
Posted by Blake Hodge | May 9, 2016 | Featured, National
A litany of lawsuits came in on Monday. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory sued the United States Department of Justice. Leaders in both chambers of the state legislature, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem...
Read MoreVerdict Still Out on Any NC Response to US Department of Justice
Posted by Blake Hodge | May 5, 2016 | Featured, State Government
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore had a pretty clear message from the legislature as a Monday deadline set by the United States Department of Justice approaches. “We will take no action by Monday,” Moore told reporters on...
Read MoreMark Kleinschmidt Talks HB2, Department Of Justice
Posted by Staff | May 5, 2016 | Featured, State Government
For civil rights attorney and former mayor of Chapel Hill Mark Kleinschmidt, the letter sent to governor Pat McCrory by the U.S. Department of Justice makes a statement. “It really just underscores how ignorant the...
Read MoreUS Department of Justice: House Bill 2 Violates Civil Rights Law
Posted by Blake Hodge | May 4, 2016 | Featured, State
North Carolina has received the strongest condemnation yet of the controversial anti-LGBT legislation signed into law earlier this year through a letter from the United States Department of Justice. The notice was sent to...
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