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Carolina Mercury- Site work this weekend May 18, 2013This weekend, May 18-20, well be updating our main site to improve speed and reliability. Expect some delays. Feel free to visit us at our Facebook Page or on Twitter. Thanks, The Management […]
- HB 730 passes final House vote May 16, 2013HB 730, a bill limiting insurance coverage for abortion services in North Carolina, passed the House Thursday morning. “This is an unprecedented attack on a woman’s fundamental right to make deeply personal decisions about her health,” said Rep. Adams, debating the bill. Adams argued that […]
- Duke shuts down Shearon Harris May 16, 2013WTVD reporting that Duke Energy has shut down its Shearon Harris nuclear plant in New Hill near the Wake-Chatham border. Duke Energy Progress has shut down the Shearon Harris nuclear plant near Jordan Lake in southern Wake County after an inspection revealed early signs of […]
- Site work this weekend May 18, 2013
Category Archives: Civil Rights
New DACA license bill would stop DOT ‘pink stripe’ design
A new bill introduced yesterday would require the state to issue licenses for people who qualify under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative and prohibit the DOT from making them distinguishable from regular licenses. The department announced recently it … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Immigration, Legislation
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Bill would require teaching that abortion causes preterm births
Filed yesterday by Senators Daniel, Tillman, and Randleman S132 Main Page Short Title:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Health Curriculum/Preterm Birth. (Public) Sponsors: Senators Daniel, Tillman, and Randleman (Primary Sponsors). Referred to: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO include instruction in … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Education, Legislation
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Redistricting hearing
WRAL is streaming the hearing by a three-member panel of judges appointed by the state Supreme Court on the 2011 redistricting. The judges, appointed by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Parker, are Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul C. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Constitution, Courts, Elections, General Assembly, Redistricting
Tagged redistricting
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Bill filed to stop drivers licenses under DACA
After a long battle to win the right to drivers licenses under DACA — the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, which allows for a more normal life for undocumented individuals brought here as children — a bill filed … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, General Assembly, Immigration, Legislation
Tagged 2013Bills, DACA
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Fascinating choice to head NC pre-k program
WRAL astutely points out that Dianna Lightfoot, the new state director of Child Development and Early Education in the Department of Health and Human Services runs an organization that is opposed to some of the fundamentals of early education, especially … Continue reading
Judge halts Penn ID law
Via the Reuters: The ruling by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson comes exactly five weeks before the presidential election and puts on hold the law requiring all voters to show either a state driver’s license, government employee ID or a … Continue reading
HAVA funds go missing
One of the biggest devils in the details of the budget compromise hammered out between the NC House and Senate is the missing match for the Help America Vote Act funds. The state is missing out on $4 million in … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Civil Rights, Elections, General Assembly, Politics
Tagged budget, HAVA
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Poverty in Mayberry
Here’s the unvarnished story from someone on the front lines.