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In North Carolina, same-sex marriage goes to church

CHARLOTTE — Standing ovations, applause, the sounds of tambourines — and rainbow colors everywhere, on banners and flags and adorning the stoles around the shoulders of clergy celebrating the fact that same-sex marriage is now legal in North Carolina. In a city known for its churches, Holy Trinity Lutheran hosted...

It’s Never Boring in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LIVING in a purple state can be exhausting, but it’s never boring. What we lack in entertainment value — it would be hard to beat our southern neighbor, where Representative Mark Sanford recently broke up with the Argentine “soul mate” he’d had an extramarital affair with while...

Ex-mayor Patrick Cannon sentenced. What’s next for Charlotte and Cannon?

CHARLOTTE, NC- Political Contributor Mary Curtis recaps former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon’s sentencing on federal corruption charges. Cannon will spend 44 months in prison and was fined $10,000.

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Pre-Sentencing Coverage of Patrick Cannon Case

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Terrance Bates has full coverage ahead of the Patrick Cannon sentencing, with political contributor Mary C. Curtis, a Charlotte School of Law professor, and a former member of the FBI on the case and the investigation.

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Breaking Down the Third N.C. Senate Debate

Voters got a chance to hear from all three U.S. Senate candidates in Thursday’s debate in Wilmington. Libertarian Sean Haugh stood alongside major party candidates Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan. WCCB political contributor Mary C. Curtis is helping us understand the tactics they brought used in the final debate. Curtis...

Is the South really as bad as a report says it is?

CHARLOTTE — When the headline is “Why the South is the worst place to live in the U.S.,” it’s an invitation to trash talk. But isn’t that what makes stories like this one in The Post so much fun? They are bound to unleash regional pride and get the blood...

Breaking Down Hagan-Tillis, Part 2

CHARLOTTE, N.C- Political Contributor Mary Curtis highlights key points from the second Senate Debate. With less than a month to go, incumbent Senator Kay Hagan and Speaker of the House Thom Tillis clash on almost every issue ranging from national security to same sex marriage.

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Experts: Same-Sex Marriage Debate Could Sway NC Senate Race

CHARLOTTE, NC – Watching debate between North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan and challenger Thom Tills with less than a month to go until the midterms. “Hagan and Tillis have very distinct and different opinions on opposite sides, and they make that very clear,” said WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis....

Supreme Court Could Decide Voter-Restriction Battle in NC

Last week, voting-rights advocates hailed a legal victory—at least briefly—when a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit cleared the way for North Carolina voters to utilize same-day voter registration and out-of-precinct provisional balloting, both of which were eliminated in a revision of the state’s...

NFL meeting with black women’s groups on domestic violence a ‘productive’ beginning

Representatives of the Black Women’s Roundtable said a meeting with NFL executives on Wednesday was productive, and just the start of a conversation. The roundtable had requested a meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the league announced a domestic violence advisory panel that included no women of color. “We...

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