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North Carolina LGBT Law Widely Rebuked

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Pat McCrory during a single-day emergency legislative session this week—was timed to take effect before an anti-discrimination measure in the state’s largest city, Charlotte, could. American Airlines, which has a major hub in Charlotte, was also included on the list of critics. “We

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Design Group Pushes Back on North Carolina’s HB2

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HB2 was passed on March 23 in response to a Charlotte ordinance that would have expanded antidiscrimination laws to cover places of “public accommodation.” More recently, Georgia and Mississippi passed similar measures. In Georgia, the governor vetoed the legislation; in Mississippi, the governor signed the bill earlier this week.

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Press Photographers Group Ups the Ante on Advocacy

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Last year, prior to the political conventions in Tampa and Charlotte and the NATO Summit in Chicago, I started doing trainings with the police in those cities,” Osterreicher said. Collaborating with other media and journalism groups has helped NPPA get its message out as well.

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KarenRussell - Karen Russell; Athens, Georgia; PR prof at the University of Georgia. Sullivan; Charlotte, North Carolina; Event Producer, Radio Host, In-studio TV Producer, Camera Operator and co-founder of Ignite Charlotte. Editor of the Journal of Public Relations Research. Wife and mom. Love my students.