In the aftermath of the murder of activist Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Virginia, state legislators who had previously pushed to shield drivers who killed protesters with a moving vehicle are largely standing by their various efforts, arguing that their legislation would not have applied in this weekend’s attack ( Read more... )

In an act of political retribution, a budget amendment passed at 3 a.m. targets spending on education, public works in Democratic districts, leaving Republican districts intact.


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Donald Trump’s Call For Millions To Rally Fizzles
Events around the nation draw the few and the proud.

President Donald Trump’s supporters held rallies across the country Monday in response to a tweet he sent Saturday:
Maybe the millions of people who voted to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN should have their own rally. It would be the biggest of them ( Read more... )

Meet the Math Professor Who’s Fighting Gerrymandering With Geometry

Chronicle of Higher Education · by Shannon Najmabadi · February 22, 2017

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Since I posted about this before, there have been additional (terrible, horrible, no good, very bad) developments...

If Ya Can’t Beat ‘Em, Screw ‘Em: North Carolina Governor Signs Bills Gutting Successor’s Power

Current North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has signed two bills that will drastically reduce the powers of his successor, incoming ( Read more... )

Even before the incoming Democratic Governor has a chance to take office, the GOP have proposed a pair of bills that would hobble his powers and curtail voting rights in the state.


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Remember good old boy Pat McCrory and his desperate attempts to get the results of the election he lost thrown out? Well, here's an update.

North Carolina’s State Board of Elections ordered local election boards Monday night to dismiss any election protest from Gov. Pat McCrory (R) that “merely disputes the eligibility of a voterThe dismissal ( Read more... )

One of the most tightly fought gubernatorial races in the U.S. still doesn’t have a clear winner.

On Tuesday, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory officially filed for a statewide recount, after hinting that he would do so earlier this month.( Read more... )

The North Carolina NAACP sued the state on Monday, claiming a purge targeted black voters.


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When Bill McAnulty, an elections board chairman in a mostly white North Carolina county, agreed in July to open a Sunday voting site where black church members could cast ballots after services, the reaction was swift: he was labeled a traitor by his fellow Republicans ( Read more... )