Missouri's Democrat attorney general and candidate for governor, Chris Koster, said yesterday the Obama administration was "wrong" to issue a directive to the nation's public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, Morning Consult...
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2016 @ 1:02 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement following the announcement of Itzhak Perlman's decision to cancel his North Carolina performance...
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 1:19 pm
By: Chris Downey
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As school districts across North Carolina received new restroom guidelines from the Obama administration based on a new interpretation of federal law
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 @ 12:39 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Gov. Pat McCrory, General Assembly leadership, and Republican congressional members condemned the letter from Obama's Departments of Education and Justice threatening local school districts with possible loss of federal funding if they don't conform to federal rules regarding transgender students an
Published: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory is firing back at the US DOJ for their ridiculous demands to drop gender restrictions on bathrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms.
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2016 @ 10:23 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Alliance Defending Freedom and KeepNCSafe sent a letter to Durham Public Schools Thursday that asks it to reject a proposed policy that would allow children to use bathrooms of the opposite sex
Published: Sunday, May 8th, 2016 @ 2:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rocker Bruce Springsteen, a.k.a. "The Boss", will not perform in North Carolina as long as the state enacts legislation (HB 2) to protect children from being forced to use bathrooms and locker rooms with people of the opposite sex.
Published: Sunday, May 1st, 2016 @ 1:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The campaign office of Lt. Governor Dan Forest today announced the release of their first television commercial of the 2016 General Election season, to begin airing tonight on three stations in the greater Charlotte media market, WSOC, WBT and WCCB
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 8:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Diane Rufino writes an open letter to Governor Pat McCrory to thank him for his support and defense of HB2 ("Public Facilities Privacy & Safety Act")
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 8:00 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Opponents of House Bill 2, popularly known as the "bathroom bill," claim that the legislation has cost jobs in North Carolina, but it may have created at least one
Published: Saturday, April 16th, 2016 @ 1:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday issued an executive order expanding equal employment and nondiscrimination rights of state employees to include sexual orientation and gender identification in an attempt to alleviate some of the fallout related to House Bill 2.
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC Sheriffs Vote To Support Common-sense Privacy and Safety Bathroom Protections
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 @ 3:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's interesting that Gov. McCrory is taking heat for the passage of the so-called "bathroom bill." He was opposed to the idea of a special session.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 @ 1:55 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker Can't Say If There Was An Economic Impact To Houston After Voters Rejected Bathroom Ordinance
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 @ 1:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 2015, Charlotte's Democrat City Council Originally Voted Down The Bathroom Ordinance
Published: Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 @ 3:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In late February, the Charlotte city council passed a so-called antidiscrimination law, scheduled to go into effect on April 1, aimed at protecting what, in their view, are the rights of those in the gay, lesbian, and transgender community.
Published: Monday, April 4th, 2016 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory's office issued the following statement on the governor's meeting about the bathroom privacy law.
Published: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 @ 11:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor McCrory released the following video message regarding the latest statements on legislation that protects the privacy of North Carolina citizens.
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 @ 4:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Former Democrat NC House Speaker Joe Mavretic: Repeal of Charlotte Bathroom Ordinance "Good Move," Senate Democrats "Did Not Have The Courage To Stand And Vote"
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 @ 3:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following a bipartisan vote in the NC House of Representatives, State Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue agreed with Senate President Phil Berger
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 @ 3:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory's office issued the following statement on the ACLU's lawsuit on HB2
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 @ 2:30 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The privacy rights and safety of North Carolina citizens shouldn’t be cast aside or used as a political pawn for special interest groups that desire to impose their agenda to create a genderless society
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2016 @ 9:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest will be turning his attention to a Campus Free Expression Act meant to protect free speech on UNC system campuses, strike down restrictive speech codes, and punish those who attempt to stifle public discourse.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2016 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite repeatedly telling the public and media that she was following the lead of over 200 cities in passing the ordinance that was overturned by a bipartisan vote of the General Assembly.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2016 @ 3:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week's special session of the General Assembly was called primarily to address a new ordinance in Charlotte, due to go into effect April 1.
Published: Sunday, March 27th, 2016 @ 9:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Kellie Fiedorek regarding the North Carolina General Assembly’s bipartisan passage of the Public Facilities and Security Act, which invalidates a city of Charlotte ordinance
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2016 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate Democrats on Wednesday walked out of the chamber moments before their GOP colleagues voted unanimously to adopt a state law reversing a newly passed Charlotte ordinance allowing transgender people to use whichever public bathroom they choose
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2016 @ 12:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As lawmakers return for a special session to overturn the overreaching ordinance passed by Charlotte City Council that would eliminate sex-specific bathrooms, the North Carolina Republican Party released an ad slamming Attorney General Roy Cooper for his support of the ordinance.
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2016 @ 3:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, NC's top law enforcement officer, Roy Cooper, deflected his responsibility to take legal action to stop the Charlotte bathroom ordinance from taking effect on April 1, saying it was the job of District Attorneys to enforce the law
Published: Saturday, March 19th, 2016 @ 12:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, McCrory Campaign Manager Russell Peck issued the following response to Attorney General Roy Cooper's support of the Charlotte Bathroom ordinance
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:36 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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More than 700 gathered outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Complex Building in cold, sideways-rain for two hours in protest and opposition of the Charlotte City Council's transgender bathroom ordinance voted upon this evening.
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 10:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Republican Party today released the following statement ahead of the Charlotte City Council's vote on its radical transgender bathroom ordinance
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 12:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Attorney General Roy Cooper sets his sights on the governor's mansion, he should explain why he supports Charlotte's controversial transgender bathroom ordinance, even though it is likely to be the subject of a lengthy and expensive legal challenge if passed. Roy Cooper has been raising...
Published: Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 @ 8:27 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that he has signed on, in his capacity as governor, to an amicus brief filed by the state of South Carolina in the case of G. G. v. Gloucester County School Board. A bipartisan group of five other state officials have also joined the brief. The brief opposes...
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 9:58 am
By: McCrory Communications
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