by Mandie Sellars | Jan 25, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
When the General Assembly convened for the long session on January 11, 2017, the atmosphere among the legislators was congenial and light. A far cry from the atmosphere during the special sessions that rounded out 2016. While most of the day was swearing ins, lofty...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 3, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
What many political activists thought would be an early holiday gift turned out to be a lump of coal. The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh last Wednesday under the auspices of repealing the notorious Bathroom Law that hangs, like an anchor, around...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 3, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
As promised by Governor Elect Cooper, the lawsuits challenging the laws passed during the surprise special session have already started to be filed. As of the drafting of this article, two lawsuits have already been filed, with the promise of more to come. For a...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 3, 2017 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
It’s official! On January 1, 2017, Roy Cooper was sworn in as Governor of North Carolina. He took his oath of office minutes after the start of the new year. He will have his public inauguration ceremony next week. Governor Cooper has his work cut out for him...
by Mandie Sellars | Dec 8, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
At noon on December 5, 2016, Gov. Pat McCrory conceded the Governor’s race to Roy Cooper after a hotly contested race and post-election battle in which Gov. McCrory alleged voter fraud. Over the weekend, Durham County had been required to begin recounting its...
by Mandie Sellars | Nov 23, 2016 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
As Trump begins to assemble his cabinet, serious concerns exist not only about the ways in which progress may be eroded, but also about how local police and state criminal justice systems will be used to carry out an agenda that has already been sharply focused on...
