Just days after the repeal of House Bill 2, the NCAA Board of Governors voted “reluctantly” to consider allowing North Carolina to serve as host to various conference championship bids. In a statement issued Tuesday, the NCAA indicated that championships previously awarded to the state for the 2017-2018 season will be honored. Site selections are […]
House Bill 142 was introduced yesterday as the repeal bill to controversial “bathroom” bill HB2. It happened quickly an many don’t understand what really just happened. Thanks to CharlotteFive for breaking it down for us here. Charlotte Five shares that the bill has three parts: (1) Repeal HB2. (Translation: The part of the law that […]
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced late yesterday that an agreement has been reached to repeal HB2. HB2, the state law prohibits transgender people from using bathrooms that correspond to their gender identities, has caused much controversy and revenue loss for the state. This new deal reached with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, would repeal HB2, leave […]
Few are pleased with the comprises made by North Carolina's GOP lawmakers and Democratic governor.
The NCAA is considering venues for championship events locations for the next six years, but North Carolina may not get any of them. Athletic boosters say 131 N.C. cities and schools have submitted bids that could be jeopardized if HB2 isn’t repealed. Democratic state senators submitted bills to repeal the measure, but they have little […]
The Charlotte City Council did exactly what the Republican legislators wanted them to do, they blinked – twice – in hopes that HB2 would repealed today. It wasn’t. Top Local Charlotte Stories In 2016 Instead the Senate tried to pass a repeal bill that put a temporary ban on local governments passing local ordinances. And […]
Six conservative pastors held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon asking the N.C. General Assembly not repeal HB2 in a special session on Wednesday. “We have urged that HB2 not be repealed tomorrow,” said Mark Harris, of First Baptist Church. The pastors supported the City Council’s decision to remove the non-discrimination ordinance, which they described […]
In a stunning reversal, the Charlotte City Council voted to rescind the non-discrimination ordinance that provoked the N.C. General Assembly to pass HB 2. The Council hopes repealing its ordinance will push the state lawmakers into repealing their ordinance which has caused the loss of the NBA All-Star Game, a PayPal expansion, NCAA tournaments and […]
The Charlotte City Council voted this morning to rescind the non-discrimination ordinance that prompted House Bill 2. Following this announcement, Gov.-elect Roy Cooper has said state Legislative leaders have promised him to hold a special session Tuesday to repeal HB 2, telling the Charlotte Observer, “Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore assured me that […]
Riots, discriminatory laws, election fatigue and bank scandals were a few of the big events in Charlotte in 2016. As we look back on 2016, it may be one of disappointment. It was a tough year for the Queen City. We were in the national spotlight a lot this year, but many of the wrong […]
The Department of Justice and North Carolina filed lawsuits against each other over the so-called "bathroom bill." North Carolina denies that the measure violates the civil rights of transgender people.
U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch held a press conference yesterday to announce that the Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit against the state of North Carolina, Governor Pat McCrory, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, and the University of North Carolina. Lynch and the DOJ did this in answer to a suit filed earlier […]
