Jahnmaud Lane, who attended the Stop The Steal rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol, applied to be a member of Durham’s Human Relations Council.
A recent study of Innovations Waiver recipients in North Carolina found racial, gender, geographic, and age inequities among those receiving services.
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system has multiple districts with seats up for grabs and there are a number of extremist Republican candidates.
“If you want to celebrate divisive things like gay pride or whatever, then do it, but do it on private property,” said Macon County Commissioner Paul Higdon.
Some residents said they were “embarrassed to live in” Holly Springs after the council refused to adopt Wake County’s non-discrimination ordinance and didn’t recognize Pride Month.
According to the News & Observer, “This fall’s election could decide whether Wake continues to have a left-leaning school board majority or shifts to a more conservative direction.”
North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr voted against a bill that would provide help for Veterans who have been exposed to hazardous toxins during their service, a bill that they helped to craft.
HB 755 would erase LGBTQ+ voices from curriculum, put a target on educators and and require mandatory reporting to parents if a student begins to question their sexual identity in school.
Hospitals that charge survivors for conducting rape kit tests could be fined up to $25,000 if North Carolina House Bill 626 becomes law.
Stericycle has been releasing pollutants into vulnerable communities in Alamance County since at least 2013, reports show.