The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Governor Pat McCrory’s appeal for a stay in the voter ID case today, with a 4–4 deadlock once again leaving a lower court decision in place. The July decision made by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to rule the state’s voter ID law unconstitutional will stand. The decision was […]
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Deborah Ross Criticizes Richard Burr’s 2012 Vote Against the STOCK Act, Which Banned Insider Trading for Members of Congress
Deborah Ross’s campaign is attacking Senator Richard Burr for a 2012 vote that Burr made against a bill banning insider trading for top federal employees and requiring that financial disclosures of members of Congress and their employees be made readily available online—all while he owned hundreds of thousands of dollars in stock in natural gas […]
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Pat McCrory’s Smiling Face Replaces North Carolina-Made Movie Posters in a State Office
Beginning last Thursday, visitors to the lobby of the N.C. Department of Administration might have noticed some changes to the scenery. Specifically, Pat McCrory’s face plastered all over it. Previously, movie posters for films shot in North Carolina, such as Hunger Games, had adorned the walls; now, a poster showing McCrory standing in front of […]
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Our Five Favorite Excerpts from Judge Thomas Schroeder’s HB 2 Smackdown
On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas D. Schroeder granted the ACLU’s request for a preliminary injunction against a part of House Bill 2, heading off any potential enforcement of the law’s bathroom provision until we get a ruling following the November trial. Here are five excerpts from the decision that demonstrate Schroeder’s intense skepticism […]
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The Morning Roundup: HB 2 Is Doomed
Good morning, everyone.1. Federal judge issues injunction preventing UNC from enforcing HB 2 Late Friday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Schroeder granted an injunction against HB 2. Our own Lily Carollo reports: “It is important to emphasize that this injunction returns the parties to the status quo ante as it existed in Title IX […]
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The Woodhouse Brothers Get into a Twitter Feud, Democracy Loses
We get the feeling Christmas is going to be extra awkward at the Woodhouse home this year. Last week, state GOP executive director Dallas Woodhouse blasted an email to Republican county boards of elections members across the state, encouraging them, in so many words, to make it harder for Democrats to vote. Actually, here are […]
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When the Sir Walter Apartments Building Is Sold, Raleigh May Lose 140 Affordable Units
In June, Raleigh’s city council raised property taxes to, among other things, generate $5.7 million a year for affordable housing. The goal was to expand the number of affordable units built in the city by more than 60 percent, from 200 per year to 325. Advocates hailed the move as a crucial firstthough not laststep […]
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WRAL’s Elizabeth Gardner on Conquering Your Fears on the Whitewater
Someone who caught the sport of kayaking for the first time during the Summer Olympics might have had a few thoughts. Namely: “Holy shit, how are they doing that?” And, “How are they paddling that fast?” If you decide to pick up the sport, you probably won’t make it to Tokyo in 2020, but Elizabeth […]
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The Morning Roundup: Big Baby Berger
Good morning. Let’s get to it.1. I regret to inform you that Phil Berger is at it again. The Senate’s top Republican, Phil Berger, is widely considered to be the most powerful politician in the state. In the six years he’s been running the Senate, he’s helped transform North Carolina politics into the smoldering hellhole […]
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Pat McCrory Has Some Dumb Thoughts About Iran
Governor Pat McCrory—a man who is aggressively opaque when it comes to public records requests, a governor who has bumbled his way through television interviews in defense of a law (which he signed immediately) that violated the rights of trans people and workers, an executive whose administration is currently under fire for seemingly telling North […]