Law & Public Safety
HB-2 Deja Vu?
In 2016, the Charlotte City Council approved an ordinance making it unlawful for private organizations to discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. As written, the…
Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act
Liberty
Candidate question: Should localities and municipalities have the ability to enact laws that differ from N.C. legislation?
We do not believe so. Localities should not be allowed to pass legislation that runs counter to those passed by the General Assembly. Situations like the HB2 fiasco are bound…
Liberty
The NBA, China and North Carolina
Admittedly I did not see the North Carolina connection as the controversy between the NBA and China has evolved. But think about it–first, Rush Limbaugh: he same NBA that told…
Liberty
How Charlotte will shake off HB2 legacy during NBA All-Star weekend
Charlotte Observer known affectionately here for many years as the Uptown Paper of Record—ponders how the Queen City will shake off the legacy of HB2–also known as the “bathroom bill”—during…
Liberty
Filmmakers not flocking to N.C.
Interesting Winston-Salem Journal article on North Carolina’s film grant program, which currently is worth $65 million: State Commerce and Visit NC officials sought to remind Hollywood film production companies that…
Liberty
Why Did the Women’s U.S. Open Refuse To Tee Up Controversy?
Why is it the Women’s US Open stayed away from politics last weekend while other sports leagues have jumped in with two feet, willing to alienate some of their customers/fans?…
Liberty
HB2 ‘repeal’: You know what they say about opinions…
Lots of opinions out there about the “repeal” of HB2–whether it’s good, bad or ugly. But no opinions matter more than those of sportswriters at North Carolina’s daily newspapers. Given…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Loss of a handful of one-off events fails to disrupt world’s 30th largest economy
This, mind you, is shocking news. The News & Observer and PolitifactNC just had to report that, blast it, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest is right about HB2’s lack of economic…
Liberty
McCrory on NPR
With President Trump’s recent order lifting federal protections for transgender students in mind, NPR reached out to former Gov. Pat McCrory—who, in case you’ve been in a coma for the…
Liberty
Gov.-Atty General conflicts of interest in voter ID SCOTUS review
Whoever said that news moves at the speed of light in the Trump era sure nailed. This morning everyone’s trying to process the president rescinding rules protecting transgender students and…
Liberty
Feminist speaks out in favor of bathroom bills
For starters, that wise philosopher Roy Williams has been getting a lot of ink for slamming HB2 following UNC’s victory over Notre Dame in Greensboro. Ol’ Roy’s dadgum comments are…
Regulation
The debate that spawned H.B. 2 not confined to North Carolina
While critics of the controversial House Bill 2 have tended to portray North Carolina as an outlier, Ray Sanchez of CNN reports on similar debates in many other states. In…