When Against Me! hit the stage at Motorco in Durham last night, frontwoman Laura Jane Grace had a few words regarding HB 2. “I, for one, have come here to be reborn. How about you?” she said. “So let’s start this off right. I brought my birth certificate with me.” Then she took out a […]
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Equality NC Withdrew Name From HB 2 Lawsuit in April
When the ACLU filed an amended complaint to its HB 2 case on April 21, which added three new plaintiffs to the case – Hunter Schaefer, a seventeen year-old girl from Winston-Salem, and Beverly Newell and Kelly Trent, a married lesbian couple living in Charlotte – one plaintiff that was on the original complaint was […]
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Koch-Backed Super PAC Spending To Unseat Renee Ellmers
Politico is reporting that the super PAC backed by the Koch brothers, Americans for Prosperity, is, for the first time ever, targeting an incumbent Republican in a primary: Congresswoman Renee Ellmers, who is facing fellow Congressman George Holding and former Senate candidate Greg Brannon in the Second District. She was drawn into the same district […]
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Report: McCrory Administration Breaks State Law
According to CBS reporter Omar Villafranca, staff at the Executive Mansion committed a truly egregious error in violation of North Carolina state law during a press conference on Monday. “I asked to use the restroom,” says a visibly emotional and shaken Villafranca. “They directed me to the only restroom that was made available to the […]
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NC Chamber of Commerce: HB 2 Is a “Distraction,” Match NC Anti-Discrimination Law With Federal Law
After nearly two months of radio silence from the most influential lobbying group in North Carolina politics, the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce has finally released a statement on HB 2. First reported by Time Warner Cable News, Chamber CEO/president Lew Ebert sent a letter to Chamber of Commerce members that offered three recommendations: to […]
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House Democrats Introduce “Equality For All” Act
Add another to the list anti-HB 2 bills floating around the General Assembly that, unfortunately, will probably never see the light of day: this morning, Reps. Chris Sgro (Greensboro), Pricey Harrison (Greensboro), Susan Fisher (Asheville), and Kelly Alexander (Charlotte) introduced a comprehensive bill to give North Carolinians a broad non-discrimination law. The bill was filed […]
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Q&A: Charles Latham is Working and Singing For “The Living Wage”
Four years ago, Durham-based singer-songwriter Charles Latham recorded a song called “The Living Wage” for his LP Fast Loans. The song is an anthem about trying to keep your head above water and living on a dime—even if you’re working a full-time job—and the effect it can have on your mental health. “For the living […]
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A GOP Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Needle Exchanges for Heroin Addicts
It’s no secret that heroin addiction has become an epidemicand North Carolina isn’t immune. Nationally, the number of heroin-overdose deaths spiked from 2,452 in 2010 to 10,574 in 2014, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Likewise, in North Carolina, heroin-overdose deaths have jumped from 38 in 2010 to 253 in 2014. Another problem […]
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Read Remarks by U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Civil Rights Division Leader Vanita Gupta on HB 2 Lawsuit
Here are the full remarks Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave today about the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against North Carolina. Good afternoon and thank you all for being here. Today, I’m joined by [Vanita] Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. We are here to announce a significant law enforcement […]
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Updated: Attorney General Loretta Lynch Lays the Smack Down on McCrory
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is set to speak on the lawsuit Pat McCrory filed against her and the DOJ earlier today. Those following along live can watch below. 3:39 – Press conference hasn’t started yet but Phil Berger and Tim Moore have filed their own lawsuit against Lynch and the Justice Department. 3:43 – […]