NC AG Stein: The Right to Reproductive Health Care is on the Ballot
“Politicians are playing with women’s lives. Decisions about reproductive care are deeply personal. They should be made by a woman in consultation with her loved ones and her doctor. They should not be made by politicians.”
NC Republican Leaders Try To Revive 20-Week Abortion Ban
House speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger filed an amicus brief with a federal district court last week arguing the state’s 20-week abortion ban should be reinstated.
Suspect In Custody for 2012 Murder of UNC-Chapel Hill Student Faith Hedgepeth
Chapel Hill police this morning arrested a 28-year-old Durham man in connection with Hedgepeth’s killing and charged him with first degree murder.
As N.C. Students Return to Classrooms and Campuses, So Do Guns and Violence
In 2020, people in the U.S. purchased nearly 23 million guns, a 64 percent increase over the previous year. About 40 percent of those purchases were first-time gun owners.
E-cigarette Manufacturer Juul Agrees to Pay $40 Million to Settle Lawsuit over Advertising Practices
The payment will be used for programs that help teenagers quit e-cigarettes or prevent them from starting to use the products.
New Hearings on Reopened Death Penalty Cases Began Last Week. The Outcomes Could Effectively End North Carolina’s Death Penalty.
The first hearing in a series of death penalty cases ordered reopened by a landmark state Supreme Court ruling began last week in a Wake County courtroom.
The INDY Week’s 2020 Virtual Potluck
Thanksgiving may not be as exciting this year. But with these recipes, sourced from kitchens around the Triangle, maybe your dishes can be.
More Josh Stein Coverage
2020 Endorsements: Council of State
Our choices range from an incumbent who has held office since 1997 and a few newcomers in traditionally conservative offices.
A Week in the Life: September 8-15
Here’s what’s happened since the INDY went to press last week.
A Week in the Life: September 1-7
Here’s what’s happened since the INDY went to press last week.
NC Attorney General Joins Federal Lawsuit Over 3-D Printed Firearms
“Letting anyone have access to these files, and thus the ability to create undetectable, untraceable guns to hurt others, is a major threat to public safety.”
Judge Blocks Voter ID Law Ahead of 2020 Primary
Unless an appeal is successful, voters won’t be required to show ID at the polls
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