NC Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Legalize Happy Hour
Currently, North Carolina is one of eight states that does not allow happy hour drink specials.
Currently, North Carolina is one of eight states that does not allow happy hour drink specials.
Finally, Republican leaders in Raleigh are proposing we accept the billions of dollars in federal funding they’ve been passing up for a decade.
At least six media outlets have pulled an ad from the National Republican Senatorial Campaign committee attacking Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley.
Equality NC announced on June 9 that they had become the festival’s new sponsor – and that Drag Queen Story Hour would be held, despite the threats and the cancellation announcement earlier in the week.
“The time for thoughts and prayers passed us by many slaughters ago—and the time to protect the youngest amongst us is once again upon us,” said Rep. David Price.
The discriminatory bill is just one of many proposed measures that have blatantly targeted students, along with educators, in the past few months.
Ruth Whitehead Whaley, a Goldsboro native, never got to practice law in North Carolina despite being the first Black woman to be certified as an attorney in our state – and now state officials are honoring her legacy.
A modular and manufactured home builder, as well as a fresh foods manufacturer, are the two most recent companies to choose North Carolina for expansion.
According to the proposal, funds to pay for the rebate would come from a $1.3 billion transfer from the state’s anticipated over-collection of $4 billion.
This is Part II of an ongoing series looking at right-wing extremists who won their primary races for positions on school boards across North Carolina.