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6th April 2016, 12:52 PM
to allow degenerates into the ladies bathroom in my state. Keep your damn pedophile faggot jobs and funding!
Putting the heel in Tar Heel: Federal funding to North Carolina under review
Published time: 5 Apr, 2016 04:45
North Carolina’s House Bill 2 has been the subject of controversy all over the nation – so much so that five federal agencies are considering withholding funds from the state in response to the bill, which blocks anti-LGBT discrimination lawsuits.
House Bill 2 blocks local governments from creating their own rules regarding gender and sexual discrimination, as well as employment, wages, and public accommodations. Critics say the law targets the LGBT community, while supporters claim that HB2 protects religious freedom by not requiring people to serve same-sex couples if it goes against their faith. HB2 also requires that individuals use public bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their biological gender, rather than the gender with which they may identify.
The US Education, Transportation, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, and Health and Human Services departments are all in the process of reviewing their funding to North Carolina, the Washington Post reports. Although there is no indication of how much money North Carolina is on the verge of losing, the Tar Heel State receives as much as $1 billion annually from the Department of Transportation alone.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest told the press that, although the White House is not offering specific guidance for the departments’ reviews, “this administration is committed to defending and even promoting the equal rights of all Americans, including LGBT Americans.”
Federal agencies are not the only public authorities rethinking their relationship with North Carolina. Seattle, San Francisco, and New York State have restricted non-essential public-employee travel to North Carolina. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order on Tuesday preventing taxpayer money from being used for non-essential travel to North Carolina.
(L-R) North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and Attorney General Roy Cooper © Reuters / wikipedia.orgNorth Carolina attorney general and governor spat over HB2
The private sector is also pushing back against HB2, a bill that many have called unconstitutional for preventing certain discrimination-based lawsuits. Lionsgate, the California-based entertainment company behind such popular programs as Weeds, Nurse Jackie, and Mad Men, had planned to film a pilot in North Carolina that would have employed over 100 people, rented equipment, and booked hotel rooms in the state. However, WRAL reported that Lionsgate has taken its business elsewhere.
In a more direct response to HB2, Braeburn Pharmaceuticals said it is “reevaluating our options based on the recent, unjust legislation” with regards to establishing a $20 million manufacturing and research facility in North Carolina. Just a week prior, they had announced that they were offering 50 new jobs with an annual wage of $76,000 at the future facility.
North Carolina has given no indication of budging, however. Ricky Diaz, a spokesman for Governor McCrory’s reelection campaign, told the Washington Times, “It’s shameful the Obama administration would consider using North Carolina children and families as pawns on a political chessboard in an attempt advance their radical political agenda to eliminate sex-specific bathrooms and locker rooms in schools.”
Despite the potential cost of HB2, other states seek to follow suit. Georgia proposed a similar bill. However, after the National Football League and Walt Disney threatened to boycott their state, Republican Governor Nathan Deal vetoed the measure, saying, “I do not think we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in Georgia.”
One lawmaker in Texas is less concerned about the repercussions of these types of measures. State Representative Matt Krause, a Republican, is seeking to add anti-LGBT discrimination into the state’s constitution. Krause seeks to “supplement the state’s existing law to allow business owners to refuse services to people whose lifestyles clash with their religious beliefs,” the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Krause’s proposed constitutional amendment would not go through the normal process of enacting a new law, which requires a simple majority in both chambers and the approval from the governor. Its passage would depend on voters, who would need to support it via the ballot box.
https://www.rt.com/usa/338433-north-carolina-texas-federal-funding/
North Carolina's "bathroom bill" just cost the state 400 future jobs.
PayPal has canceled its plans to open a new global operations center in Charlotte, following passage of a North Carolina law that prevents cities from creating non-discrimination policies based on gender identity.
The measure also mandates that students in state schools use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender when they were born.
On March 23, North Carolina, in an emergency session, passed the controversial Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act.
Critics have blasted the law for excluding gays and transgender people from legal protections.
As a result, PayPal (PYPL, Tech30) says it will no longer open its facility in Charlotte, which was expected to employ 400 people. PayPal had announced its plans to open the operations center only two weeks ago.
"Becoming an employer in North Carolina, where members of our teams will not have equal rights under the law, is simply untenable," PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said in a statement. "The new law perpetuates discrimination and it violates the values and principles that are at the core of PayPal's mission and culture."
paypal north carolina
PayPal is known to be a supporter of LGBT rights. The company earned a 100% ranking on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2016 Corporate Equality Index, a national report on corporate policies related to LGBT workplace equality.
In addition to PayPal, more than 100 other companies joined in protest of the law. But PayPal is the first to announce that it has canceled plans to add jobs in the state.
Related: More than 100 companies oppose North Carolina bill
The company said its decision not to build its Charlotte facility "reflects PayPal's deepest values and our strong belief that every person has the right to be treated equally, and with dignity and respect."
Schulman called PayPal's reversal "clear and unambiguous." While the company looks for an alternative location for its operations center, he said PayPal will work to help overturn the discriminatory law.
"We will stand firm in our commitment to equality and inclusion and our conviction that we can make a difference by living and acting on our values," Schulman said. "It's the right thing to do for our employees, our customers, and our communities."
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said despite PayPal's decision, he expects it to continue to "provide their services and accept consumer money in the state of North Carolina."
Mississippi passed a religious freedom bill on Tuesday that many have criticized as discriminatory against the LGBT community. Proponents say it is designed to protect people's religious beliefs. Many other states has passed similar laws in the recent past.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/05/technology/paypal-north-carolina-lgbt/
Putting the heel in Tar Heel: Federal funding to North Carolina under review
Published time: 5 Apr, 2016 04:45
North Carolina’s House Bill 2 has been the subject of controversy all over the nation – so much so that five federal agencies are considering withholding funds from the state in response to the bill, which blocks anti-LGBT discrimination lawsuits.
House Bill 2 blocks local governments from creating their own rules regarding gender and sexual discrimination, as well as employment, wages, and public accommodations. Critics say the law targets the LGBT community, while supporters claim that HB2 protects religious freedom by not requiring people to serve same-sex couples if it goes against their faith. HB2 also requires that individuals use public bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their biological gender, rather than the gender with which they may identify.
The US Education, Transportation, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, and Health and Human Services departments are all in the process of reviewing their funding to North Carolina, the Washington Post reports. Although there is no indication of how much money North Carolina is on the verge of losing, the Tar Heel State receives as much as $1 billion annually from the Department of Transportation alone.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest told the press that, although the White House is not offering specific guidance for the departments’ reviews, “this administration is committed to defending and even promoting the equal rights of all Americans, including LGBT Americans.”
Federal agencies are not the only public authorities rethinking their relationship with North Carolina. Seattle, San Francisco, and New York State have restricted non-essential public-employee travel to North Carolina. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order on Tuesday preventing taxpayer money from being used for non-essential travel to North Carolina.
(L-R) North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and Attorney General Roy Cooper © Reuters / wikipedia.orgNorth Carolina attorney general and governor spat over HB2
The private sector is also pushing back against HB2, a bill that many have called unconstitutional for preventing certain discrimination-based lawsuits. Lionsgate, the California-based entertainment company behind such popular programs as Weeds, Nurse Jackie, and Mad Men, had planned to film a pilot in North Carolina that would have employed over 100 people, rented equipment, and booked hotel rooms in the state. However, WRAL reported that Lionsgate has taken its business elsewhere.
In a more direct response to HB2, Braeburn Pharmaceuticals said it is “reevaluating our options based on the recent, unjust legislation” with regards to establishing a $20 million manufacturing and research facility in North Carolina. Just a week prior, they had announced that they were offering 50 new jobs with an annual wage of $76,000 at the future facility.
North Carolina has given no indication of budging, however. Ricky Diaz, a spokesman for Governor McCrory’s reelection campaign, told the Washington Times, “It’s shameful the Obama administration would consider using North Carolina children and families as pawns on a political chessboard in an attempt advance their radical political agenda to eliminate sex-specific bathrooms and locker rooms in schools.”
Despite the potential cost of HB2, other states seek to follow suit. Georgia proposed a similar bill. However, after the National Football League and Walt Disney threatened to boycott their state, Republican Governor Nathan Deal vetoed the measure, saying, “I do not think we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in Georgia.”
One lawmaker in Texas is less concerned about the repercussions of these types of measures. State Representative Matt Krause, a Republican, is seeking to add anti-LGBT discrimination into the state’s constitution. Krause seeks to “supplement the state’s existing law to allow business owners to refuse services to people whose lifestyles clash with their religious beliefs,” the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Krause’s proposed constitutional amendment would not go through the normal process of enacting a new law, which requires a simple majority in both chambers and the approval from the governor. Its passage would depend on voters, who would need to support it via the ballot box.
https://www.rt.com/usa/338433-north-carolina-texas-federal-funding/
North Carolina's "bathroom bill" just cost the state 400 future jobs.
PayPal has canceled its plans to open a new global operations center in Charlotte, following passage of a North Carolina law that prevents cities from creating non-discrimination policies based on gender identity.
The measure also mandates that students in state schools use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender when they were born.
On March 23, North Carolina, in an emergency session, passed the controversial Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act.
Critics have blasted the law for excluding gays and transgender people from legal protections.
As a result, PayPal (PYPL, Tech30) says it will no longer open its facility in Charlotte, which was expected to employ 400 people. PayPal had announced its plans to open the operations center only two weeks ago.
"Becoming an employer in North Carolina, where members of our teams will not have equal rights under the law, is simply untenable," PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said in a statement. "The new law perpetuates discrimination and it violates the values and principles that are at the core of PayPal's mission and culture."
paypal north carolina
PayPal is known to be a supporter of LGBT rights. The company earned a 100% ranking on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2016 Corporate Equality Index, a national report on corporate policies related to LGBT workplace equality.
In addition to PayPal, more than 100 other companies joined in protest of the law. But PayPal is the first to announce that it has canceled plans to add jobs in the state.
Related: More than 100 companies oppose North Carolina bill
The company said its decision not to build its Charlotte facility "reflects PayPal's deepest values and our strong belief that every person has the right to be treated equally, and with dignity and respect."
Schulman called PayPal's reversal "clear and unambiguous." While the company looks for an alternative location for its operations center, he said PayPal will work to help overturn the discriminatory law.
"We will stand firm in our commitment to equality and inclusion and our conviction that we can make a difference by living and acting on our values," Schulman said. "It's the right thing to do for our employees, our customers, and our communities."
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said despite PayPal's decision, he expects it to continue to "provide their services and accept consumer money in the state of North Carolina."
Mississippi passed a religious freedom bill on Tuesday that many have criticized as discriminatory against the LGBT community. Proponents say it is designed to protect people's religious beliefs. Many other states has passed similar laws in the recent past.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/05/technology/paypal-north-carolina-lgbt/