North Carolina, You’re (Still) The Worst
Dear North Carolina, I love you, but you’re bringing me down.
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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If North Carolina’s House Bill 2 is not repealed or modified to a level that satisfies the NCAA in the next 48 hours, the organization will exclude the Tar Heel state from hosting championship events through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...
Read MorePPP: 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.)
Read MoreGovernor 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...
Read MoreAmendment 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...
Read MoreLegally And Politically, Trump’s Executive Orders Face Trouble
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 28, 2017 | National
Experts say Trump’s executive order on bathrooms, for one, will be hard to defend in court (and not for the reason you think).
Read MoreGov. Cooper, Democrats Put Forward New Proposal to Repeal House Bill 2
Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 14, 2017 | State Government
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has put forward another proposal aimed at repealing House Bill 2. “We’re approaching a year under the burden of House Bill 2,” Cooper said at a press conference Tuesday. “But we can’t let this...
Read MoreChapel Hill Rejects Internet Filters for Public Library
Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jan 26, 2017 | Local Government
The Chapel Hill Town Council rejected a motion on Monday night to purchase software that would censor pornographic internet content on computers at the Chapel Hill Public Library. The rejection was unanimous by council members,...
Read MoreCarrboro Mayor, Alderman Sign Open Letter to Trump Advocating LGBT Policies
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 16, 2017 | National
Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle and Alderman Damon Seils are two of the few openly LGBT elected officials across North Carolina. The Carrboro leaders were two of 156 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elected officials who...
Read MoreWith HB2, The Hits Keep On Coming. How Should We Respond?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 29, 2016 | Business
How do you best promote travel to Chapel Hill – while also supporting a cause that has many boycotting the whole state?
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