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N.C. 'Ag-Gag' Bill Threatens Whistle-Blowers in All Industries -- Not Just Farms
Last week, the General Assembly in North Carolina sent a bill (HB 405) to the desk of Governor Pat McCrory that is directed at thwarting undercover investigations that expose businesses'&nbs ...
27 May, 2015
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Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Heath Regs in N.C. (Part 2)
Art Pope and the Republican RevolutionIn 2010, Art Pope, the CEO of Variety Wholesalers – a discount store chain – began pouring money into statewide races in North Carolina. One of his groups, Real J ...
15 May, 2015
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Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Health Regs in N.C. (Part 1)
Hog CountryIn 1993, when Elsie Herring returned to the property that her grandfather – a former slave – purchased back in 1891, she discovered she had a rather odorous neighbor. In the 1980s ...
14 May, 2015
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How The Racial Shift in Key Battleground States Could Alter the 2016 Election
The 2016 election is already in full swing with eight candidates having officially declared their candidacy (two for the Democratic nomination, six for the Republican nomination). Polling of these can ...
11 May, 2015
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Us vs Them: When Politics is Treated Like a Football Game, No One Wins
A collaborative effort between Patrick Miller of the University of Kansas and Pamela Johnston Conover of the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers new insight into the growing ...
21 Apr, 2015
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Proposed N.C. Abortion Restrictions Reduce Women's Safety, Opponents Say
NORTH CAROLINA -- Recently proposed bills in the North Carolina House and Senate aim to tighten restrictions on abortion.A key point in House Bill 465 would extend waiting periods between when women c ...
17 Apr, 2015
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Gerrymandering Is Constitutionally Required
On Monday, March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case, Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The high court will consider the constitutionalit ...
02 Mar, 2015
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Partisans May Again Threaten Independent Republican's N.C. Congressional Seat
NORTH CAROLINA -- Not more than a few weeks into the new Congress, one independent member of the GOP is already facing the likelihood of a primary challenger.Roll Call reports that U.S. Rep. Walter Jo ...
24 Feb, 2015
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6 More States Consider Adopting Independent Redistricting Groups
Redistricting has been a contentious process since the early 1800s, when Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that reshaped electoral districts in Massachusetts to benefit the Democratic-Republicans. ...
23 Feb, 2015
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Service Members, Families Look to Future Combat Deployments with Uncertainty
On Wednesday, President Obama sent a formal request to Congress seeking the authority to wage a ground offensive against the Islamic State in Iraq, something the defense department (DoD) previous ...
16 Feb, 2015
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