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Senate Votes To Override Vetoes On Voting, Farm Litigation
One chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly has started overriding two of Gov. Roy Cooper's latest vetoes. The Senate voted Tuesday to enact legislation over Cooper's formal objections he announced Monday.
One vetoed measure would adjust early in-person voting, while the other would restrict litigation filed by neighbors of big livestock operations unhappy with nearby odors. Those measures now return to the House.
Crime Victims' Rights Amendment Going To Voters
Voters will be asked this fall to decide whether to change the North Carolina Constitution to rework a current section that lays out the rights of crime victims.
The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to accept changes in the proposed constitutional amendment made by the Senate. Now the item will be placed on all ballots in the state this November in an up-or-down referendum.
Supporters say the amendment known as "Marsy's Law" would expand rights already in the state constitution approved by voters two decades ago. The changes make clear victims can go to court and seek redress when they feel their rights aren't being satisfied.
NC Joins 17 States In Migrant Separation Lawsuit
A federal judge in California has ordered U.S. border authorities to reunite children with their separated families and it wasn't immediately clear how the ruling would affect a similar lawsuit from 17 states.
A judge in San Diego on Tuesday said migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border must be reunited within 30 days of the ruling issued late Tuesday. Any child younger than 5 must be reunified within the next 14 days.
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw also issued a nationwide injunction on future family separations.
North Carolina, California, Washington, New York and other states joined Washington, D.C. on Tuesday in filing a lawsuit that would force the Trump administration to reunite the separated families.
Officials: NC University Mishandled Sexual Assault Claims
Federal civil rights authorities have found the University of North Carolina's flagship school violated Title IX anti-discrimination law because of the way it handled sexual assault and harassment complaints.
The decision by the Office for Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Education came after a five-year investigation into complaints at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The office sent a letter Monday night to four former students and a former administrator who filed a complaint in 2013. The letter says the office determined the school did not adopt and publish proper grievance procedures for the resolution of sexual discrimination complaints as required by Title IX.
UNC did not admit any violation. However, it agreed to several changes, including to review and possibly revise its Title IX policies and grievance procedures.
Charlotte Approves Tax Breaks For Amazon Center
North Carolina's largest city has approved a tax incentive package for a new Amazon distribution center that is expected to add 1,500 jobs.
Charlotte City Council voted Monday for $13 million in incentives for the distribution center expected to open next year.
Mayor Vi Lyles said before the vote that the tax breaks for the project near Charlotte-Douglas International Airport is for Amazon.
Amazon is expected to spend $200 million setting up the distribution center.
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