All posts tagged "north carolina"
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NAACP resolution calls for national boycott of North Carolina over HB 2
The NAACP is calling for a national boycott of North Carolina to protest various policies passed by the Republican-dominated General Assembly, including the state’s anti-LGBT...
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NBA commissioner wants to bring back All-Star Game to Charlotte
Even though he signed off on yanking this year’s All-Star Game from Charlotte and moving it to New Orleans, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants to...
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North Carolina governor grasping for deal on HB 2 repeal
Despite the intransigence of leaders within the Republican-dominated General Assembly North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is still hoping for, and pushing for, a compromise measure...
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North Carolina could lose more NCAA championships if HB 2 isn’t repealed
A North Carolina state sports official is warning Tar Heel State lawmakers that the state “is on the brink” of losing NCAA championship events for...
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N.C. senator wants to make it illegal to call former governor a “bigot”
Pat McCrory was call an "anti-gay bigot" for signing anti-LGBT HB 2 into law
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Trump’s pick for Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division defended HB 2 law
The lawyer picked by President Donald J. Trump to head the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has defended a number of laws that critics...
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Mark Pocan: Dear President Trump
Dear President Trump, The LGBT community has made great strides under President Obama, but your incoming Administration’s radically conservative advisers and the Republican Party’s anti-LGBT...
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Historians move 2018 conference to Baltimore from Charlotte over HB 2
If North Carolina were a fictional character, it would be the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, shrieking, “‘Tis but a scratch!” while its...
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2016: The Year in Review
From the tragic shooting at Pulse to the tragic election of President Donald Trump, we take stock of the year just ended
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Anti-gay N.C. GOP legislature makes last-minute power grab
If North Carolina Republicans had a motto, it’d be: “If you can’t beat them, change the rules until you win.” Following the defeat of incumbent...
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Could Pat McCrory become the next Trump cabinet member?
Don’t cry for Pat McCrory. If the rumors are true, he may already have found a way to rebound from his re-election loss — by...
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Even Trump voters supported LGBT rights, poll shows
Even as Donald Trump was rolling to victory on Election Day, the electorate that elevated him into the White House was generally in favor of...
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Pat McCrory concedes defeat in North Carolina governor’s race
The closest and most expensive governor’s race in North Carolina history has ended with Gov. Pat McCrory conceding in a video message posted to his official...
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Roy Cooper’s edge in North Carolina governor race surpasses 10,000 votes
LGBT groups who supported Democrat Roy Cooper’s bid for governor of North Carolina are declaring victory on his behalf after Cooper’s lead over Gov. Pat...
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Transgender rights may depend on Supreme Court makeup
Transgender people's ability to access restrooms may rely on how Justice Anthony Kennedy votes
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