September 12, 2018
The Fayetteville Observer, John Henderson, September 10, 2018- The Fayetteville City Council could not prevent a discussion Monday night on a controversial proposal it had pulled from the agenda related to gender and sexual orientation cases. Residents used the public forum section of the meeting to debate a proposal the …
September 10, 2018
The Fayetteville Observer, Opinion, September 8, 2018- The ghost of HB2 is trying to haunt Fayetteville again. We hope this city will greet it with a more enlightened view this time around. Voting to tolerate discrimination against any group — even those some may find morally offensive — never works …
June 28, 2018
AG Daily, Staff, June 27, 2018- North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has vetoed the North Carolina Farm Act — a bill that would have limited how and when neighbors of hog farms can sue with nuisance claims. Gov. Cooper shared the following statement on his veto of Senate Bill 717. “While …
June 14, 2018
The North State Journal, Donna King, June 13, 2018- The gallery of the N.C. Senate erupted in applause Monday night as senators cast a 33-13 vote in favor of the Farm Act of 2018. The measure provides some protection to N.C. farmers from “nuisance” lawsuits. The bill came in response …
June 11, 2018
The Herald Sun, Gene Baur, May 30, 2018- Factory farming in North Carolina recently took a hit in a federal nuisance lawsuit when a jury awarded plaintiffs more than $50 million in damages in their case against Smithfield. As we’d expected, the agribusiness giant is appealing, and a judge has …