
NC Restrictions On Abortion Pills Struck Down By Federal Judge
The laws for obtaining mifepristone, medication to terminate a pregnancy, in North Carolina are changing.
The laws for obtaining mifepristone, medication to terminate a pregnancy, in North Carolina are changing.
A new controversial policy came out of the New Hanover County Board of Education’s latest meeting earlier this month. The right-wing led school board voted 4-1 to pass a policy that would strip classrooms, school grounds, ball fields and buses of staff family pictures, student art and any materials that represent other nations.
Fifty-four new affordable homes will be built in Chapel Hill, as the town received $14.8 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to finance the construction.
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is no stranger to posting hateful anti-LGBTQ+ content on social media, but more highly offensive posts written by him have recently been uncovered by The Advocate.
The North Carolina Republican Party and its two Republican members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) are up in arms after the board approved counties’ early voting plans three months earlier than usual, NC Newsline reported.
“[North Carolina can be] a state where we invest in public education, not one that slashes funding from our public schools. A state where we stand up for our fundamental rights like voting rights and women’s rights, not one that sends us back to the 1960s,” AG Josh Stein said at the NC Democratic Party convention.
Josh Stein’s new ad, titled “Listen,” is part of a seven-figure buy by his gubernatorial campaign. The ad attacks Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s views on abortion – using nothing but Robinson’s own words.
If Congress fails to renew funding by June 30, almost 3 in 10 child care centers throughout North Carolina will be forced to close once the pandemic-era grants expire.
Recent studies have shown the negative impact on health outcomes and access to care for communities targeted by immigration/law enforcement bills like HB 10.
A proposal that aimed to restrict public access to autopsy records has been removed from the bill where it was originally included. However, it might reappear in the future, according to one of its sponsors.