Remember when North Carolina’s health department told people their coal ash-contaminated water is now totally fine to drink, because the state changed the standard of what it considers “acceptable” levels of chemicals hexavalent chromium and vanadium? Yeah, expect more of that. Last week, lawmakers introduced legislation that would prohibit state and local health departments from […]
Jane Porter
Jane Porter is Wake County editor of the INDY, covering Raleigh and other communities across Wake County. She first joined the staff in 2013 and is a former INDY intern, staff writer, and editor-in-chief.
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The Ongoing Chronicles of Kay Daly: Kay Daly Is Unapologetically Getting Into It With Montel Williams
Lifelong conservative activist (but like, New York conservative) and television personality Montel Williams has taken an interest in North Carolina politics recently. Kay Daly has taken an interest in Montel Williams. And Montel Williams has taken an interest in Kay Daly. Here’s Kay Daly: Now celebrity talk show host Montel Williams has gone ballistic and […]
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The Morning Roundup: This HB 2 Referendum Thing Might Really Happen
It’s Thursday and all is well! Here’s your news. 1. When Sen. Tom Apodaca suggested it, we rolled our eyes because come on. But North Carolina Republicans—realizing just how severe a disaster HB 2 is and not being successful in shifting the blame for it onto the Charlotte mayor and city council—really seem to be […]
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N.C. State Christian Student Group Sues University Over Speech Permit Policy
A group of Christian students at North Carolina State University filed a federal lawsuit against school officials Tuesday over the university’s policy requiring a permit for any kind of student speech or communication that takes place on campus. The lawsuit claims that public universities can’t require permits for speech on campus and can’t enforce speech […]
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On the Scene: Dueling HB 2 Rallies Outside the General Assembly
As the sun blazed down on the legislative building on Jones Street Monday afternoon, a short-haired woman argued passionately with two men wearing white T-shirts with “HB 2” crossed out in red. “This isn’t about discrimination, it’s about protecting her,” the woman said, motioning toward an elementary-school-aged girl holding a sign that read, “Stand With […]
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No One Will Confirm That Publix Is Coming to Downtown Raleigh
Last week, downtown Raleigh citizens group the Downtown Living Advocates (DLA) posted this image to its Facebook page with the caption “The rumor is apparently true. Glenwood South will be home to a Publix Grocery Store. Residents rejoice!” On Facebook, residents did rejoice at the prospect of a grocery store finally coming to downtown, to […]
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N.C. Congressional Democrats Call for Repeal of HB 2
In a letter to Governor McCrory, Senator Phil Berger and House speaker Tim Moore, North Carolina’s three congressional Democrats called for a full repeal of HB 2 as soon as the General Assembly goes into session next week. Congressmen David Price and G.K. Butterfield and congresswoman Alma Adams say the law makes it clear to […]
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The Morning Roundup: All HB 2, All the Time
Happy 4/21 y’all. Let’s do this thing. 1. The North Carolina legislature re-convenes Monday and, LOL, the NAACP has a massive, daylong sit-in planned in protest of HB 2. It’s the third anniversary of Moral Monday and we have plenty to be outraged about. Here’s the schedule of the day’s events according to the NAACP […]
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Onward Christian Soldiers: Inside a Religious Right Conference Aimed at Taking America Back
I’m waiting to wash my hands in a beige-toned ladies’ room in the Southern Evangelical Seminary’s headquarters in Matthews, which is just outside of Charlotte. A middle-aged woman standing at the sink, sporting a tailored skirt suit and a stiff helmet of hair, is telling another woman her life story: she’s from Missouri, but she […]
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Breaking: Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Raleigh City Council Formally Oppose HB 2
The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, the Triangle’s largest nonprofit business membership organization with 2,200 member firms representing two-thirds of the private sector employment in Wake County, has something to say about HB 2. It released the following statement Tuesday, presented here without comment: This legislation is bad for business and bad for North Carolina. […]
