Democratic National Committee, Planned Parenthood to have increased presence in N.C. this election
The 2024 general election is set to be one of the most important in modern history, and both the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Planned Parenthood are preparing to launch campaigns in a very important swing state: North Carolina. The DNC has put up 16 billboards in both Spanish and English, spread across Charlotte and…
DHHS cites nonprofit operated by Lt. Governor’s wife for recordkeeping discrepancies
Balanced Nutrition, Inc., a nonprofit operated by Yolanda Hill, the wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, failed to properly track the number of subsidized meals it provided to its participating childcare centers, according to a 2023 review by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and obtained by Newsline. Earlier this month Hill informed…
Melania Trump to host Log Cabin Republicans at Mar-a-Lago
Melania Trump is set to host an event for the Log Cabin Republicans organization at the Trup family’s Mar-a-Lago estate later this month. This is the first event Melania will take part in related to former President Donald Trump’s campaign fundraising efforts, according to reporting from POLITICO. Trump’s stance on LGBTQ+ issues has been a…
Trump endorses SC congressional candidate calling for executions of LGBTQ+ folks
People are raising their eyebrows at one of former President Donald Trump’s latest endorsed candidates: a beyond spiteful pastor who has publicly called for the death of queer and trans folks. Meet Pastor Mark Burns: a South Carolina man running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully in 2018 and…
Four LGBTQ+ Appalachian State staff fired, raising questions from students and faculty
Four LGBTQ+ Appalachian State University staff members have been terminated since last year, according to reporting from Inside Higher Ed. When the employees asked for a reason behind their termination, the university responded by saying “North Carolina is an at-will state.” According to the website labor.nc.gov, the term used, “at-will,” means that unless there is…
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