Opinion
In a democracy, things change quickly. So speak up while you can.
It's up to the people to keep an eye on our leaders and on the trends, or we may blink and the world will have changed without our voices being heard.
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From trauma to triumph, NC women back biological sex-based safety law at NCGA
The legislation would mandate public facilities be used only by individuals of the same biological sex at the same time, except for specific situations like family use or emergencies.
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The political left hijacks the sports industry
Most sports fans enjoy the competition and entertainment. In recent years, they have been forced to endure left-of-center political messaging as well. John Locke Foundation Senior Vice President Jon Pritchett and Duke University visiting professor Ed Tiryakian discussed the impact of the left’s “hijacking” of the sports industry during a presentation Monday for the John...
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Businesses vote with their feet
Just as most North Carolinians never volunteered to become grunts in some national war over LGBT rights, most sports leagues and corporate interests never signed up for a perpetual twilight struggle.
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State will resolve key issues
The previous assumption that all or part of House Bill 2 was destined for destruction in federal court — which was never warranted in the first place — is now dissipating.
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Liberals change subject to H.B. 2
if North Carolina’s economy were relatively weak or its state finances were in a shambles, the Left would want the state’s political conversation to be about these issues.
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N.C. Republicans Condemn Federal Bathroom Edict
Gov. Pat McCrory, General Assembly leadership, and Republican congressional members condemned the letter from Obama’s Departments of Education and Justice threatening local school districts with possible loss of federal funding if they don’t conform to federal rules regarding transgender students and school bathrooms. McCrory said the federal edict affects “employees as well as every parent...
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UNC Board of Governors: We Need To Hire a Lawyer
Following a three-hour special meeting of the UNC Board of Governors Tuesday, university leaders agreed to seek legal representation in a federal lawsuit over House Bill 2, the controversial “bathroom bill” that has sparked state and federal litigation over alleged civil rights violations. Board members also said they will continue to stand behind new system...
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Student BOG Member: Vulgar, Unfocused Protests Will Backfire
As student protesters continue to wreak havoc at public meetings and expand their list of complaints against the University of North Carolina system’s leadership, they will do nothing but hurt their chances of being taken seriously, said student Zack King, outgoing president of UNC’s Association of Student Governments and ex-officio member of the Board of...
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Raleigh Chamber To ‘Study’ Financial Impact of H.B. 2
Opponents of House Bill 2, popularly known as the “bathroom bill,” claim that the legislation has cost jobs in North Carolina, but it may have created at least one. The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is advertising a new, part-time position for a person to research and analyze the economic impact of H.B. 2. The...
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JLF Experts, Outside Groups Rebut N.C. Attorney General in New Letters
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation, Center for Constitutional Litigation, and a scholar with the libertarian Cato Institute have submitted letters to N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue that bolster the legal case for a bill protecting North Carolinians from federal government overreach on health care. The letters specifically target N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper's Feb. 23 memo arguing that House Bill 2, the North Carolina Health Care Protection Act, is unconstitutional.
