| State Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday March 21, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Democratic Governors Association: Washington Post - NC GOP Nominee Mark Robinson Compared Planned Parenthood, Men With Saggy Pants to KKK
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on March 20, 2024:
Today, new reporting from the Washington Post revealed that Mark Robinson has made more than a dozen Facebook posts suggesting that Planned Parenthood, men with saggy pants, and some Black Americans - among others - are similar to or worse than the Ku Klux Klan.
Robinson took particular aim at Planned Parenthood, dedicating multiple posts to attacking the non-profit and labeling it "klanpa
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N.C. A.G. Stein Supports Federal Law Banning Felons From Possessing Firearms
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 21 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 20, 2024:
Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a friend-of-the-court brief defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In the brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, Attorney General Stein and 21 other attorneys general ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling that foun
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N.C. Republican Party: Where are Democrats on Terror Watchlist Suspect Living in NC Illegally?
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 21 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news:
It's been two days since news that local authorities' arrest of Awet Hagos in Gates County was on the terror watchlist. Hagos, who is now being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after an hours-long standoff with Gates County law enforcement, entered North Carolina illegally over six months ago, according to news reports.
NC Democrats have refused to comment about this indivi
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University: Doctoral Student Selected for 2023-24 Research Scholar Program
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 21 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news:
By Renee Douglas
A student from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been chosen as a scholar for the 2023-24 All of Us Research Scholar Program.
Denise Dawson, a fifth-year doctoral student in social work from Hope Mills, North Carolina, will receive a stipend to participate in an eight-month program focused on professional development, hands
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UNC Asheville and A-B Tech Renew Bulldog-Trailblazer Transfer Agreement, Announce Scholarships to Cover Tuition and Fees
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, March 21 -- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College issued the following news release:
Leaders of UNC Asheville and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) renewed a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions to provide guaranteed admission to UNC Asheville for qualified A-B Tech graduates.
Initially signed in 2018, the Bulldog Trailblazer Promise agreement, named for each college's mascot, is a direct-entry admission program th
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UNCSA Professor Paul Sharpe Named UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 21 -- The University of North Carolina's School of the Arts issued the following news release:
UNCSA Professor of Double Bass Paul Sharpe has been named recipient of a 2024 University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has been a member of the School of Music faculty since 2007 and currently serves as assistant dean for recruitment and enrollment.
Sharpe is one of 17 outstanding faculty members representing all 1
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