Tag: North Carolina
Republicans responsible for voter suppression in 2016
With a Republican majority currently held in all three branches, there will most likely be a lot more barriers and restrictions in the times ahead.
The nasty fallout from North Carolina’s powerful hog industry
What smells more -- the politics or the pigs?
Black voters sue North Carolina over last-minute purges
The NAACP says the practice is disenfranchising thousands.
North Carolina Slashed Their Early Voting Hours and Now This Is...
The state could decide both the presidential election and control of the Senate.
Red Wolf Faces Extinction at Hands of Protection Agency
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's red wolf protection plan "will no doubt result in extinction of red wolves in the wild."
Cities Begin Marching in Solidarity with Charlotte
Others parts of the U.S. are joining forces with North Carolina, expressing their outrage over the killing of Keith Scott.
Riots Erupt in Charlotte After Police Killing of Keith Lamont Scott
The police department and Scott's family are at odds with their version of events leading up to the shooting and killing of Keith Lamont Scott.
Federal Judge Protects Two Transgender Individuals From North Carolina’s HB2
It’s the first sign that the discriminatory law is doomed to fail.
North Carolina Spent Nearly $5 Million Defending Voter ID, And Lost
“It shows the North Carolina Republicans are afraid of free and fair elections and being accountable to the voters for their actions.”
BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down The Worst Voter Suppression Law...
North Carolina elected officials tried to rig future elections, and now they have failed.
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.