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Fair Representation
On Wednesday a federal judge heard arguments in a gerrymandering case in which plaintiffs contend that new North Carolina Senate district maps are racially discriminatory against Black voters. Advocates for the plaintiffs asked Wednesday for the current maps to be thrown out and replaced with a proposed fairer alternative. Representatives of the Republican legislative defendants claim both that no racial data were used to draw the new maps and that there is too little time to change maps for the upcoming elections. District Judge James C. Dever III, a Bush appointee, expressed skepticism about the plaintiffs’ arguments but has not yet issued a ruling.
Voting Rights
Monday numbers: Key facts and figures surrounding North Carolina’s upcoming primary election – Clayton Henkel, NC Newsline
Education Policy
What parents can expect under NC's new parents' law for schools: The so-called Parents' Bill of Rights spans more than a dozen pages, but here's what's actually new. – Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL
Economic Policy
On Thursday the North Carolina House Select Committee on Homeowners’ Associations held a hearing in which homeowners from around the state spoke in favor of HOA reforms. Members of the committee – a bipartisan group – worked last year on an HOA reform bill. Though the bill passed both the NC House and Senate unanimously, these were different versions, and it ultimately did not become law because the two chambers could not reach a compromise. A lobbying group for HOA board members and management companies opposes the proposed reforms.
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