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North Carolina elections board OKs university ID on phones for voter access this fall
4 months ago

North Carolina elections board OKs university ID on phones for voter access this fall

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina elections board on Tuesday approved the first digital identification that can be used to meet state voter ID requirements, signing off on mobile credentials offered to students and employees at the state’s flagship public university. It declared that showing the Mobile UNC One Card generated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill …

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South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
7 months ago

South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. “Healthcare is a human right – and it breaks my heart to see lawmakers rip away life-affirming and often life-saving medical care from transgender youth in South Carolina. No one should be forced to leave their home state to access the care that they need and deserve,” Uplift Outreach Center Executive Director Raymond Velazquez …

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US Rep. Dan Bishop announces a run for North Carolina attorney general
1 year, 4 months ago

US Rep. Dan Bishop announces a run for North Carolina attorney general

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop, a vocal member of the Freedom Caucus that’s become a foil to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, announced on Thursday that he would run for state attorney general next year rather than seek to remain in Congress. Bishop joined Congress in 2019 by …

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South Carolina gets closer to lethal injection secrecy
1 year, 8 months ago

South Carolina gets closer to lethal injection secrecy

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After an unintended 12-year moratorium on the death penalty in South Carolina, the state House gave key approval Wednesday to allow the name of any company that sells lethal injection drugs to remain secret, as well as members of the execution team. “Just bring out a dead body.” Sixteen states have carried out nearly 100 lethal injection …

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Democratic attorney general runs for North Carolina governor
1 year, 11 months ago

Democratic attorney general runs for North Carolina governor

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced a bid for governor in 2024 on Wednesday, with the Democrat pledging to focus on public education, economic advancement and equality, and to provide a sharp contrast with a potential Republican opponent. But he said Stein has “been an excellent Attorney General for North Carolina.” Figuring prominently in the campaign …

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This conservative Christian couple in South Carolina have become outspoken advocates for abortion rights
2 years ago

This conservative Christian couple in South Carolina have become outspoken advocates for abortion rights

CNN  

CNN — Jill Hartle might seem an unlikely advocate for abortion rights, but after a devastating pregnancy loss, she’s raising her voice. Because of South Carolina’s abortion laws, Jill and her husband, Matt, had to spend weeks waiting for availability at a clinic out of state, fly there, endure wrenching time away from their family and support system, fly home …

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Lone Mississippi abortion clinic seeks legal path to reopen
2 years, 5 months ago

Lone Mississippi abortion clinic seeks legal path to reopen

Associated Press  

— Attorneys for Mississippi’s only abortion clinic filed papers Thursday asking the state Supreme Court to block a new law that bans most abortions and to let the clinic reopen next week. The clinic, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, is at the center of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and took away women’s constitutional protection …

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NC GOP: Medicaid expansion vote possible later this year
2 years, 10 months ago

NC GOP: Medicaid expansion vote possible later this year

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — An up-or-down vote on broad Medicaid expansion in North Carolina could occur before the November elections, key Republican legislators said on Tuesday. While there’s no guarantee that North Carolina will accept expansion — many House Republicans still oppose the idea — more Senate Republicans led by Sen. Phil Berger of Rockingham County have warmed to the concept …

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N. Carolina Rep. Cawthorn seeks to block candidacy challenge
2 years, 10 months ago

N. Carolina Rep. Cawthorn seeks to block candidacy challenge

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn has sued to block efforts by voters seeking to prevent him from running for Congress this year because of his involvement in the January 2021 rally that preceded the U.S. Capitol riot. Cawthorn, 26 and currently in his first term representing western North Carolina, said Tuesday in a news release from his …

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New law makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad
3 years, 7 months ago

New law makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Last week state lawmakers gave their final sign offs to the bill, which retains lethal injection as the primary method of execution if the state has the drugs, but requires prison officials to use the electric chair or firing squad if it doesn’t. “These are execution methods that previously were replaced by lethal injection, …

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South Carolina bans most abortions, Planned Parenthood sues
3 years, 10 months ago

South Carolina bans most abortions, Planned Parenthood sues

Al Jazeera  

South Carolina became the latest US state to ban most abortions on Thursday, setting up another legal fight that could end up in the US Supreme Court. “There’s a lot of happy hearts beating across South Carolina right now,” Republican Governor Henry McMaster proclaimed during a ceremony at the statehouse attended by legislators who made the bill a reality. McMaster …

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