Donald J. Trump won the popular and electoral college votes in North Carolina although Hillary Clinton was the choice for Mecklenburg County voters. Want the latest news and gossip at your fingertips? Text NC to 71007 to join our text club! Here is a breakdown of how others fared in key elections North Carolina and Mecklenburg County: North […]
After trailing by nearly double digits, Governor Pat McCrory now leads Democratic challenger Roy Cooper by one point, according to a Monmouth University poll. McCrory’s support for HB2 killed his popularity earlier this summer, but his performance in handling recent disasters gave him a boost at the polls. “HB2 seemed to be the contest’s driving factor […]
Pat McCrory doesn’t get it. During his debate with Democratic candidate Roy Cooper, McCrory quoted Martin Luther King Jr and then went on to say “All lives should matter. We should value every single human life.” The comment underscores the disconnect between people who vilify Black Lives Matter and those who seek to understand the […]
The NCAA announced yesterday that it has relocated seven championship events — including early rounds of the men’s basketball tournament scheduled for Greensboro — because of a controversial state law, HB2. HB2 blocks anti-discrimination protections and requires people to use bathrooms corresponding to their birth gender rather than the sex they identify with. Two schools […]
Yesterday, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed HB 972 which regulates access to police body camera videos. The bill allows law enforcement agencies to keep footage from the public, unless ordered by a court to release it. Despite McCrory’s statement that his support of the bill is to “promote transparency” opponents say it will do […]
The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce issued a press release stating that appliance giant Electrolux will expand its headquarters in Charlotte. The expansion will create an additional 810 jobs in Charlotte by the end of 2017 and invest $85 million in its Mecklenburg County location, according to the release. The expansion calls for new construction of […]
via http://www.thedailybeast.com Since 2009 it has been illegal to sentence someone to death based on race in North Carolina. But, since that meant anyone could…
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