When House Bill 96 was filed back in February, it didn’t initially get a lot of attention.
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In Raleigh, GOP Supermajorities Advance Big and Controversial Changes in Public Education
Two of the more controversial K-12 education bills to make it through the state House and Senate before the General Assembly’s May 4 crossover deadline have relatively innocuous names.
New NC Board of Elections Chairman in Place as Voter Photo ID Law is Implemented
Alan Hirsch, a former deputy attorney general and policy advisor to former Gov. Mike Easley, is the new chairman of the State Board of Elections.
House Republicans Pass Children Gender-Affirming Surgery Ban Over Democrats’ Objections
Members of the House passed a bill Wednesday evening that would prohibit gender-affirming surgery for minors in North Carolina.
Republican Bill Banning Most Abortions in NC After 12 Weeks Heads to Gov. Roy Cooper
A Republican bill banning most abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks of pregnancy won Senate approval in a 29-20, party-line vote Thursday.
Going to Work Sick and Losing Income While Caring for a Newborn – NC Workers Talk About Benefits and the Minimum Wage
Blanca Borceguin became a mother of two daughters while working at jobs where she did not have paid maternity leave.
Panel Discusses the Trauma of Prison, and the Challenges to Adjusting to Life Outside its Gates
Of all the things he hadn’t seen in the last 14 years, Tyrone Baker most wanted to see the night sky.
Opinion | What Does the Death Penalty Really Cost North Carolina?
In March, an appeals court affirmed the historic $75 million in damages that a jury granted to Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, brothers who were sentenced to death in Robeson County in 1983 and spent 30 years in prison for a murder they didn’t commit, and who’s case was plagued by systemic racism.
N.C. House Passes Transgender Sports Ban
A bill barring transgender female athletes from female sports teams passed the state House by a 73-39 vote Wednesday.
SPLC Report: Seven Confederate Monuments Removed in NC Last Year, 173 Remaining
North Carolina was among the states that removed the most Confederate monuments and symbols last year, according to new data from the Southern Poverty Law Center.