Politics News in Raleigh

Following the election results on November 4th, four students painted racial slurs in the North Carolina State University Free Expression Tunnel. Is this free speech or a hate crime?

North Carolina Senator-elect Kay Hagan has dismissed a lawsuit against Elizabeth Dole over the controversial ‘Godless’ ad aired by the incumbent in a desperate final attempt to maintain her seat.

From 1:30-3:00 on Saturday, November 15th, NC Against H8 will host a protest against Prop 8 on Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh as part of the National Protest for Equality.

For the first time since 1976, a Democrat has won North Carolina.

As mentioned yesterday, there was a convergence of two large crowds at the corner of Hargett and Wilmington Streets after the election was announced for Obama. This was not the first time this election season saw a bit of energy in downtown Raleigh.