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North Carolina
North Carolina's "Bathroom Bill" appears headed for the toilet
by
Reema Khrais
Dec 19, 2016
The law requires trans people to use bathrooms corresponding to their sex.
Some NC small businesses feel effects of the state's new 'bathroom bill'
Oct 31, 2016
Along with vanished revenue at restaurants and hotels, the cancellation of events has hit caterers, transportation services, linen rental shops, pesticide companies, even banks and credit unions that handle payroll for many of these contractors.
In North Carolina, an old mill town reinvents itself
by
Reema Khrais
Oct 27, 2016
Textile manufacturing defined Kannapolis for decades, but those days are gone.
Flooding hits a handful of crucial businesses in one small North Carolina town
Oct 21, 2016
In rural communities, a grocery or restaurant can be a lifeline, especially for low income people who have limited transportation options.
In NC, Clinton hopes to win over white, educated voters
by
Reema Khrais
Oct 19, 2016
For the first time in 50 years, a Democrat could carry the state.
Charlotte's economy is strong but inequality remains
by
Reema Khrais
Sep 22, 2016
The unemployment rate for black people is double that for white people.
The high price of North Carolina's transgender bathroom bill
May 9, 2016
The state could lose more than $4.5 billion in federal funding, a UCLA report estimates.
For public good, not for profit.
Feds tell North Carolina its bathroom law violates civil rights
by
Donna Tam
May 5, 2016
If the state doesn’t agree, it could lose federal funding.
Furniture buyers may boycott famed North Carolina expo
Apr 4, 2016
The state's anti LGBT law may prompt furniture buyers to spurn High Point Market
Mapping North Carolina's trans-friendly bathrooms
by
Donna Tam
Mar 29, 2016
As the state's new law faces a federal lawsuit, one woman decides to highlight businesses with "safe bathrooms."