Atlanta mayor bans city travel to North Carolina

Edit The Oklahoman 06 Apr 2016
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed joined other elected officials this week in banning non-essential travel by city employees to North Carolina ... “As a result of Governor Pat McCrory’s decision to sign discriminatory and unnecessary legislation into law, effective today I am directing all city departments to stop non-essential, publicly-funded employee travel to the state of North Carolina,” Reed said in a statement....

Protect transgender people, stand apart from North Carolina: Gov. Wolf

Edit Penn Live 06 Apr 2016
He issued a statement after North Carolina passed its law requiring transgender people to use the public restroom that's consistent with the gender listed on their birth certificate ... And in North Carolina on Tuesday, PayPal said the restroom law had prompted it to cancel plans to build a call center in the state that would have employed 400 people, according to The Wall Street Journal....

PayPal pulls 400 jobs over North Carolina anti-LGBT law

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 06 Apr 2016
Amid a flurry of strongly worded tweets, PayPal on Tuesday became the first and only prominent tech company to commit to moving operations out of North Carolina, whose governor last week signed into law a bill that bars local governments from passing antidiscrimination protections for LGBT people. Bay Area companies with operations in North Carolina ......

Wildcats score special place in school's hoops history

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 06 Apr 2016
And Kansas, which was No. 1 ... And finally North Carolina, which was third ... 1 at some point ... 2s (North Carolina and Memphis) ... "I think the '85 team is always going to be magical," Wright said late Monday night outside the locker room at NRG Stadium, a good 90 minutes after his guys had authored a legacy of their of their own with a 77-74 win over North Carolina in the last game on a three-pointer by Kris Jenkins at the horn ... ....

Public debate in Pennsylvania flares over LGBT legislation

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 06 Apr 2016
The debate is happening just days after lawmakers in North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi passed legislation that critics say would permit discrimination against people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender....

LGI Homes, Inc. Reports March and First Quarter 2016 Home Closings (LGI Homes Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Apr 2016
(Source. LGI Homes Inc). April 5, 2016. THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 05, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LGI Homes, Inc ... About LGI Homes, Inc ... engages in the design, construction and sale of homes in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina and Washington ... CONTACT ... Close window ... Original Document....

'Nova's winning approach: All business under Wright

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 06 Apr 2016
When Jay Wright arrived in Detroit for his first Final Four as Villanova coach in 2009, he wanted his players, coaches and support staff to enjoy the experience. But when the Wildcats went out for their national semifinal game that weekend against North Carolina, he knew that plan had major flaws ... "You could just see the focus in Carolina ... They were ready ... ....

The Latest: NY gov bans state-funded travel to Mississippi

Edit The Oklahoman 06 Apr 2016
Last week Cuomo, a Democrat, banned state-funded travel to North Carolina after lawmakers there blocked anti-discrimination protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people ... Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, invited PayPal to bring 400 jobs to Vermont after the company said it was backing out of a move to North Carolina because of a new law in that state that restricts protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people....

April 05, 2016 Hit the Road with AXS TV for an Epic 2016 Music Festival Lineup (AXS TV - HDNet LLC)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Apr 2016
HIT THE ROAD WITH AXS TV FOR AN EPIC 2016 MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP, FEATURING LIVE COVERAGE OF ZAC BROWN BAND'S SOUTHERN GROUND MUSIC & FOOD FESTIVAL, THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL, MONSTER ENERGY CAROLINA REBELLION AND HANGOUT FESTIVAL ... ZAC BROWN BAND'S SOUTHERN GROUND MUSIC & FOOD FESTIVAL - April 16-17 - 6pE-12aE - Charleston, South Carolina ... MONSTER ENERGY CAROLINA REBELLION - May 6-8 - 7pE-11pE - Concord, North Carolina....

Mississippi gov. signs law allowing service denial to gays

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 06 Apr 2016
It was unclear whether opponents would continue to marshal their forces in an attempt to repeal the measure as they are doing in North Carolina, however, where the Republican governor signed a law limiting bathroom options for transgender people and prohibiting local communities from enacting anti-discrimination ordinances ... In North Carolina, an ......

Tar Heels begin moving forward after falling short of title

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 06 Apr 2016
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina started the year with a No ... The Tar Heels fell one heart-breaking shot short ... ... Whatever happens, North Carolina's roster might have a different look next season ... UNC is adding a recruiting class headlined by 6-foot-11 McDonald's All-American Tony Bradley from Bartow, Florida, as well as guards Seventh Woods (Columbia, South Carolina) and Brandon Robinson (Lithia Springs, Georgia) ... ___....

Teens Charged In Death of Baby

Edit The Daily Beast 06 Apr 2016
Two teenagers in Asheville, North Carolina have been charged with involuntary manslaughter ......

N Carolina lawmakers table proposal pruning licensing boards

Edit The Roanoke Times 06 Apr 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators have backed off a proposal to eliminate state licensing requirements for a dozen occupations and consolidate other occupational boards ... ....
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