Pat McCrory, you’re on notice: Either confirm to the U.S. Justice Department by Monday that North Carolina “will not comply with or implement HB2,” or find yourself answering for a violation of The U.S. Civil Rights Act. That directive came down from the Justice Department on Wednesday afternoon. If the state doesn’t cease and desist, […]
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The DHA Weighs a More Lenient Approach to Section 8 Applicants with Arrest Records
Last Wednesday’s discussion of a routine agenda item ended with Durham Housing Authority commissioners voting to delay opening the housing-choice voucher wait list for one month. The DHA was set to vote on opening the wait list, which typically draws around four thousand applicants for Section 8 vouchers that are worth about $600 a month. […]
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The Morning Roundup: Republicans Don’t Need Trump; They Can Do Bad on Their Own
Happy Tuesday, everybody! Let’s just jump right in.1. Pat is down, and HB2 ain’t doing so hot, either. That’s according to a poll released this week by a new firm called RABA (stands for Red America, Blue America) Research. It shows that half of registered N.C. voters disapprove of HB 2; and that Gov. McCrory […]
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Duke University President Stepping Down Next Year
Duke University President Richard Brodhead announced plans Thursday afternoon to step down when his term ends on June 30, 2017. Brodhead, who took the office in 2004, made the announcement at a meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Academic Council. From Triangle Business Journal: Since Brodhead took office as the university’s ninth president […]
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Friends, Bandmates Remember Original Polvo Drummer Eddie Watkins
On Monday, musicians and Polvo fans began paying tribute to Eddie Watkins, the distinctive, powerful drummer of the indie rock institution Polvo. Watkins died Sunday evening in Durham at the age of forty-seven. But the members of the great Chapel Hill band, whose template Watkins helped create, instead remembered Eddie, the guy they knew and […]
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Durham City Employees Take Aim at the New DPD Headquarters
A coalition that includes the Durham city workers’ union is vowing to pressure the city into halting plans for a new $71 million police headquarters. (The project was originally slated to cost $81 million, but in February the city council voted to downsize.) On April 18, picketers representing the Durham Beyond Policing coalition earned approving […]
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The Morning Roundup: They’re Back, and This Time It’s Really, Really Personal
Good morning, folks. As of yesterday, “the worst legislature in living memory” is back at work in Raleigh. The NCGA’s return was noted, loudly, by thousands. 1. And now, a little story from CBS News. Reported from right here, in North Carolina. Nope, it’s not one-a those Charles Kuralt-style travelogues about mom-and-pop barbecue places frequented […]
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McCrory to Obama on HB 2: “Common-Sense Restroom Norms,” Come On!
Here’s Gov. Pat McCrory’s response to remarks the president made Friday in London, regarding HB 2. Obama said the discriminatory law “should be overturned.”McCrory’s statement reads as follows: “Governor McCrory agrees with President Obama that all people are welcome to our state and everybody will be treated well with extraordinary hospitality. However, the governor respectfully […]
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On HB2, Phil Berger Thinks He Just Dropped the Mic on Obama
N.C. Senate President Phil Berger tried to cleverly brand President Obama as a hypocrite, regarding his stated opposition to HB 2. “Tried” is the operative word. It was “clever,” only if you think a familiar right-wing zinger about Secret Service protection qualifies for that description. Obama made his position clear at a joint press conference […]
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Brittany Howard Blasts HB 2, Explains Why Alabama Shakes Will Play N.C.
Alabama Shakes lead singer Brittany Howard says the decision by her Grammy-winning band to play tonight’s show at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Ampitheatre, despite opposition to HB 2, is based on a belief that band boycotts harm people that don’t deserve it. Howard made her comments Thursday to podcaster John Norris on his “Official Sasquatch! […]