Politics Aug 16 North Carolina lawmakers override veto on bill limiting LGBTQ instruction in early grades The measure requires public school teachers to generally alert parents before they call a student by a different name or pronoun. It also bans instruction about gender identity and sexuality in K-4 classrooms.
Health Jul 22 WATCH: Pfizer CEO gives update on operations after tornado damages North Carolina plant Most of the destruction from a tornado that tore through eastern North Carolina Wednesday and struck a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant affected its storage facility, rather than its medicine production areas, the company said Friday.
Nation Jul 20 Tornado severely damages N.C. Pfizer plant as heat and floods engulf other regions The Pfizer plant stores large quantities of medicine that were tossed about, said Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone.
Nation Jul 05 North Carolina governor vetoes 3 LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would restrict gender-affirming health care and sports participation for transgender minors and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality.
Nation Jun 27 Zooey Zephyr, trans state lawmaker, and fiancée Erin Reed spread hope at Pride Zephyr and Reed, both 34, have emerged as a vanguard, a power couple spreading hope to fellow transgender people amid a year in which hundreds of bills were proposed or passed that restrict their rights in health care and other…
Politics Jun 22 North Carolina bill restricting transgender youth sports heads to Gov. Cooper’s desk Initial votes in the House and Senate indicate any veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, would likely be overridden in the final weeks of the session.
Politics Jun 20 North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in last days of session The legislative push comes in the waning weeks of the North Carolina session and as many Republican-led state legislatures round out a record year of legislation targeting transgender residents.
Politics Jun 16 Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging restrictions Friday's lawsuit comes one month after the Republican supermajority in the state's General Assembly fast-tracked the law through both chambers and overrode a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
Politics Jun 10 North Carolina GOP votes to censure Sen. Tillis for support of LGBTQ+ rights, gun policies As Sen. Tillis has gained influence in Congress for his willingness to work across the aisle, his record on LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence has raised concerns among some state Republicans that the senator has strayed from conservative values.
Politics Jun 06 LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning Along with its warning on Tuesday, the HRC released a guidebook with summaries of laws in each state, "know your rights" information and resources for LGBTQ+ travelers as well as those already living in so-called hostile states.