Tag: special session

North Carolina lieutenant governor Dan Forest, who called the special session (image courtesy Chuck Liddy, Charlotte Observer)

In The Name Of ‘Public Safety,’ NC Repubs Give Finger To...

Earlier this month, the Charlotte City Council passed an amended non-discrimination ordinance that is intended to give legal protections to the city's LGBT community....

Lace Up Your Pink Shoes, Wendy Davis – Perry’s Called Another...

Last night's victory was dubious at best. Wearing her now-iconic pink tennis shoes, Texas state Senator Wendy Davis' hours-long filibuster, coupled with protesters' deafening...