Will They Follow Through on the Agreement?
The North Carolina House is meeting now in a special session called by Governor Pat McCrory for the sole purpose of repealing HB2, a wide-sweeping, likely unconstitutional law that targets transgender people and strips local cities and towns of the right to legislate a wide variety of issues.
Wednesday morning Charlotte city council members realized they had not fully repealed their nondiscrimination ordinance, and acted quickly, voting 7-2 to do so. It was a condition of the repeal of HB2
You can watch live above, via WRAL, or below via Charlotte Observer on Facebook:
NCRM will report on the developments and if HB2 is successfully repealed.
UPDATE I: 10:55 AM EST –
GOP lawmakers are attempting to delay the repeal, and the session is now in recess as Republicans meet separately until 11:45 AM EST. Stay tuned.
UPDATE II: 12:03 PM EST –
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