Tag: Pat McCrory
HRC and Equality North Carolina Blast NC Special Session to Overturn Charlotte Ordinance
At $42,000 a day, lawmakers seem hell-bent on burning tax dollars and stripping local control from Charlotte and its leaders.
Sneak Attack In North Carolina General Assembly Puts LGBT Rights At Risk
Anti-LGBT legislation could strip rights of local municipalities to enact LGBT non-discrimination ordinances and erase existing protections.
NC Legislature Overrides Governor McCrory’s Veto of Mean-Spirited Public Official “Opt-Out” Bill
Today, by a vote of 69-41, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override Governor Pat McCrory’s veto of SB 2 – a needless and mean-spirited law allowing “magistrates, assistant registers of deeds, and deputy registers of deeds to recuse themselves from performing duties related to marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious objections.”
As Mean-Spirited S.B. 2 Clears Senate Hurdle, All Eyes Are On the House
After Governor McCrory’s veto, a handful of members – including the Speaker – must decide whether to set North Carolina back.
North Carolina Gov McCrory Vetoes Needless, Mean-Spirited Bill
Today, Republican North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory vetoed SB 2 – an unnecessary bill that would have sent the wrong message about the state by allowing “magistrates, assistant registers of deeds, and deputy registers of deeds to recuse themselves from performing duties related to marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious objections.”