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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: Immigration
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 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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Immigration meeting canceled
The House select committee on the the State’s Role in Immigration, a group that was looking into the 287(g) program and what other states like Arizona and Alabama were doing, cancelled its meeting scheduled for today. It’s hard not to … Continue reading
SB 179 — Your papers, please
Here is the text of the bill introduced on Thursday that requires aliens to carry their registration papers with them at all times. This makes North Carolina the 18th state to consider Arizona-like legislation. Other links: Official bill tracking page … Continue reading
Kay, ya blew it
Really, you did. You disappointed a lot of people who supported you in a way that they’re not likely to ever forgive. This was a vote on principle and you picked politics. You’re on the wrong side of history. And … Continue reading
Checkpoint monitoring and racial profiling
More on the racial profiling issue via this post from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice on BlueNC. Over the past week the Southern Coalition for Social Justice has been ramping up its efforts to train checkpoint monitors, with public … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, Courts, Current Events, Immigration
Tagged Alamance, civil rights, Durham, Guilford
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Prevent Racial Profiling
Senate Bill 464 — prevent racial profiling — is going to get a review by the House Juvenile Justice Judiciary Committee this week. (Remember the incidents in Alamance? ) Here’s the text: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT to … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, Current Events, Immigration, Policy
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Bill of the Day: Battle over immigration and higher education
Conflicting approaches to immigration and higher education on the agenda for the legislature. H362 instructs the community college and UNC systems not to implement any policies requiring people to list their immigration status when applying for school. Several bills filed … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Legislation
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