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State Announces Funding, Improvements To Help Resolve Rape Kit Backlog

Sean Bueter

North Carolina's massive backlog of untested sexual assault kits will start to be reduced, according to Attorney General Josh Stein. The news comes after…
Politics & Government

Governor McCrory Sues Department Of Justice Over HB2 Deadline

WFDD Staff

North Carolina filed a lawsuit Monday against the federal government in a fight for a state law that limits protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Politics & Government

Justice Department Calls HB2 Discriminatory, Demands Action

Sean Bueter

The U.S. Justice Department is weighing in on North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2. Federal officials say the law violates the Civil Rights Act.