North Carolina

Conservative groups have spent more than $1.1 million against Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., ahead of her GOP primary on Tuesday.

How A Tea Partier Became Its Villain — And Why She Could Lose Tuesday

12:59pm June 06, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The political evolution Rep. Renee Ellmers has undergone since 2010 could cost the North Carolina Republican her job in Tuesday's special GOP congressional primary.

A gender neutral sign is posted outside a bathrooms at Oval Park Grill in Durham, North Carolina.

Politics & Government

Before North Carolina, There Were Other Contentious 'Bathroom Bill' Fights

8:34am May 28, 2016

by Brady Carlson

New Hampshire was the site of one of the first legislative battle grounds over transgender rights.

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"Some days I wake up and go, 'Am I wasting time, when I could be on chemotherapy or getting a surgery?' " asks Tony Lapinski, a Montana veteran who worries about what is causing his back pain.

Despite $10B 'Fix,' Veterans Are Waiting Even Longer To See Doctors

12:52pm May 16, 2016

A $10 billion program to eliminate long wait times and other problems for veterans' health care hasn't worked out as planned. More veterans wait even longer for care now than they did a year ago.

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A native of Faith, Chrystal Cretin says she knows almost everyone in the small North Carolina town. She says she's not bothered by the idea of transgender people using the same bathroom she does. But she says many people in her town are confused.

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North Carolinians Who Support 'Bathroom Law' Say They're Being Drowned Out

5:14pm May 15, 2016

by Emily McCord

There's a deep divide in the state over a law limiting civil rights protections for LGBTQ people. Amid a national backlash, nearly 49 percent of people in the state say they support parts of the law.

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A bathroom sign welcomes both genders at the Cacao Cinnamon coffee shop in Durham, N.C., on May 3.

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When A Transgender Person Uses A Public Bathroom, Who Is At Risk?

3:01pm May 15, 2016

by Jeff Brady

Supporters of North Carolina's "bathroom law" say it blocks sexual predators' access to victims. There's little evidence backing that, while research suggests transgender people face greater threats.

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In an interview with NPR's Robert Seigel, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory defended the controversial HB2 law.

N.C. Gov. McCrory Claims 'Political Left' Fed Emergence Of Transgender Issues

8:15pm May 13, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The Republican said "most people had never heard of this issue" until recently. He also defended HB2, which requires transgender people to use public bathrooms that correspond with their sex at birth.

Time is running out for a conservative to launch a national third-party presidential campaign, as Ross Perot did in 1992.

Politics & Government

Is It Too Late For A Third-Party Presidential Candidate To Run?

3:18pm May 10, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Some Republicans who won't support Donald Trump as the party's presidential nominee are calling for a conservative third-party candidate. Getting one on the ballot, though, is a complicated process.

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Hundreds attend a rally in Chapel Hill, N.C., on March 29 to protest the passage of House Bill 2. The state of North Carolina and the U.S. Justice Department are suing each other over the law's restriction on protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra

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North Carolina Sues DOJ Over LGBT Law; DOJ Sues Back

6:52pm May 09, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the Justice Department "retains the option of curtailing" federal funding for North Carolina as a civil rights case over the state's "bathroom bill" proceeds.

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Politics & Government

Attorney General Loretta Lynch: HB2 Is 'State-Sponsored Discrimination,' Files Lawsuit

4:51pm May 09, 2016

by Associated Press

The Justice Department is suing North Carolina, calling the law discriminatory and unenforceable.

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'Flash Spudding': Potato Truck Overturns On North Carolina Highway

3:26pm May 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Some 50,000 pounds of tubers were scattered across hundreds of yards of highway in Charlotte, blocking the road for hours and setting off a mashup of potato-related puns.