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  • Lawmakers in NC Will Consider Repealing Controversial ‘Bathroom Bill’ 

    North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill,” passed eight months ago, could be repealed during a special legislative session Wednesday. The law known as House Bill 2 requires transgender people to use public restrooms corresponding to the sex listed on their birth certificate. It also limits statewide protections for LGBT people in public accommodations and employment, and…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Protesters Descend on NC Capitol to Protest GOP ‘Coup’

    Protesters descended on the Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly this week to object to the legislature’s actions limiting the next governor’s power before he even takes office, reports the Associated Press. The demonstrators view the moves as an unconstitutional legislative coup by GOP legislators who are unhappy that their candidate didn’t win re-election. Democrat Roy Cooper narrowly…

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    The Root Staff

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  • NC Gov. Pat McCrory Concedes Super-Close Race

    For nearly four weeks, North Carolina governor’s race had been too close to call. On Monday, incumbent Pat McCrory conceded, clearing the way for Democrat Roy Cooper to be declared the winner. “Despite continued questions that should be answered regarding the voting process, I personally believe that the majority of our citizens have spoken, and…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • 3 Weeks After Election Day, the NC Governor's Race Is Still Not Resolved

    The North Carolina governor’s race is still unresolved, three weeks after Election Day. Roy Cooper, the Democrat who challenged Republican incumbent Pat McCrory, has already declared victory, but McCrory refuses to concede. By Wednesday afternoon, Cooper had a lead of more than 10,250 votes, surpassing the threshold that would block McCrory’s request for a statewide…

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    Monique Judge

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  • NC Gov. Pat McCrory Refuses to Concede, Demands Recount

    North Carolina’s incumbent governor has dug in his heels and is not going out without a fight. Two weeks after the election, Pat McCrory, a Republican, officially asked for a recount Tuesday. Roy Cooper, McCrory’s Democratic challenger, claimed victory election night with a 4,000-vote lead out of 4.2 million votes cast, and as the Washington…

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    Monique Judge

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  • NC Law That Limits Release of Police Video Goes Into Effect Next Week

    A North Carolina law that goes into effect exactly one week after the Keith Lamont Scott police shooting video was released effectively keeps the public from viewing or obtaining police video from dashboard or body cameras unless a judge rules to release it. Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the legislation into law two months…

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    The Root Staff

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  • #CharlotteProtest: NC Gov. Pat McCrory Declares State of Emergency, Calls in National Guard

    As fiery protests in Charlotte, N.C., stretch into the third day, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has issued a state of emergency, activating the National Guard to “assist local law enforcement” in silencing protests that exploded in the wake of police fatally shooting Keith Lamont Scott, 43. As previously reported by The Root: By early Wednesday morning,…

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    Kirsten West Savali

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  • NC Governor Drops Controversial ‘Bathroom Bill’ Federal Lawsuit

    North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has dropped his fight to get a federal court to uphold the state’s notorious H.B. 2 bill, which, among other things, regulates which bathrooms transgender people can use. NPR reports that in court documents filed Friday, McCrory wrote that pursuing the action did not serve the “interests of judicial economy…

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    Monique Judge

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