NCAA: NC Back In Running To Host Events After Law Change
The NCAA says it will consider North Carolina as a host for championship events again after the state rolled back a law that limited protections for LGBT people.
The NCAA says it will consider North Carolina as a host for championship events again after the state rolled back a law that limited protections for LGBT people.
Gay rights groups that fiercely supported Democratic Gov.
State lawmakers are urging the Winston-Salem City Council to drop its pursuit of a “Welcoming City” resolution. Council members have been told by local representatives to “bury” the proposal.
A deadline appears to have been set by the NCAA in the House Bill 2 controversy.
Despite Republican assurances that North Carolina's "bathroom bill" isn't hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBT protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a
The NCAA will start deciding on locations for its upcoming championships next week and has indicated it will leave North Carolina out of that process if the state hasn't changed a law that limits LGBT rights by that time.
The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature on Thursday overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that makes local judicial elections officially partisan races again.
The North Carolina law known as House Bill 2 is now one year old.
Among other things, the measure restricts LGBT protections and directs which restrooms transgender people can use.
North Carolina's GOP-controlled House voted Wednesday to override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a Republican measure.
Some North Carolina legislators are advancing a bill that would eliminate more standardized exams for public school students.