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. The polls show a close race.
Oct072014
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 agreed to have a meeting with commissioner Goodell in the next 30 to 45 days,” Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable, told She the People.
Oct022014
Fact-Check the Political Ads in NC Senate Race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Senator Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis are ironing out key points of their argument ahead of their next debate Tuesday, October 6. The race is heating up with more political ads, but WCCB’s political contributor Mary C. Curtis says fact-check when you see them.
Oct022014
