by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2017 A “compromise” deal to repeal House Bill 2 was reached on March 29, North Carolina Republican lawmakers said. The deal was reached just hours before the NCAA was set to deny North Carolina the ability to host any NCAA championships for the next five years. NC Senate leader Phil […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2017 A group of North Carolina Republican lawmakers is seeking a 3-year moratorium on the construction of wind farms that they say pose potential safety risks to the state’s military installations. NC Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown and other lawmakers said that unchecked wind farm development could interfere with radar […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 24, 2017 The NCAA has warned North Carolina that it must act quickly to repeal House Bill 2 or risk losing NCAA college sports championship events through 2022. “As the state knows, next week our various sports committees will begin making championships site selections for 2018-2022,” the NCAA said in a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 21, 2017 North Carolina’s economy continues to roll in the aftermath of high-profile boycotts by the NCAA, the NBA, and the Boss over the state’s HB2 transgender bathroom bill. Earlier this month, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest told Texas lawmakers, who are considering a bill similar to HB2, that the economic effect […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2017 The NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) engaged in political and lobbying activity when they canceled events in North Carolina over opposition to House Bill 2 and should be investigated for a possible violation of their tax-exempt status, a lawmaker said. “The NCAA and ACC have allegedly engaged in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 10, 2017 The president pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate said the Raleigh News & Observer prodded Facebook to censor reader comments on news stories he had posted. “Today The News & Observer had Facebook delete hundreds of your comments on this page – just because they don’t like that we include […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 22, 2017 A messaging app was able to pinpoint the location of a North Carolina man who was arrested for making what authorities said was a terrorist threat. Garrett Grimsley, 27, of Cary was charged after authorities said he posted an online threat against non-Muslims, ABC11 reported on Feb. 22. An […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 22, 2017 Lawmakers have requested a congressional investigation into a $418 million weapons sale to Kenya on Jan. 19, former President Barack Obama’s last day in office. The State Department approved the sale to Kenya of 14 weaponized crop-duster-like planes — including two trainer planes and services, for missions against terrorist […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 13, 2017 The NBA was practicing “selective hypocrisy” when it pulled the 2017 All-Star Game out of North Carolina over the state’s HB2 “bathroom bill”, former Gov. Pat McCrory said. McCrory noted that the NFL on Feb. 5, held the Super Bowl in Texas, which has “the exact same law” on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 8, 2017 Once confirmed, Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions should stand against the “cartel-like” NCAA in its bid to impose transgender laws on Americans, an ex-sportscaster and former NFL player said. “I certainly hope the Attorney General — when he takes office — lets them know that everything is on the […]
