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About A.P. Dillon

A.P. Dillon is a reporter currently writing at The North State Journal. She resides in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Find her on Twitter: @APDillon_ Tips: APDillon@Protonmail.com

National PTA: LGBTQ individuals should be a protected class

Posted on July 28, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

At the recent annual convention in Orlando, the National PTA came out with a resolution backing the Obama administration’s push to create federal policies that would recognize LGBTQ individuals as a “protected class”.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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#HB2 Mentioned at DNC by Raleigh Husband and Wife; Both Roy Cooper Donors

Posted on July 28, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Brooks Bell spoke at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last night. When reading the headline, the first question that came to mind was, who is Brooks Bell?

The same question can be applied to her husband, Jason Lipson, who apparently also spoke at the DNC.

What is a Raleigh couple doing speaking at the DNC? Continue reading →

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Wake Supt. Email: Cuts to Teacher, Student Budget Items but 3% Increases to ‘Support Staff’

Posted on July 27, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Wake county school officials appear unable to work with an increased budget of over $1.4 billion dollars according to an email to staff obtained by this site penned by the Superintendent of Wake County Schools and David Neter, Chief Operating Officer.

The emails detail the cuts to school level services to ‘close the $17.5 million dollar budget gap’ while simultaneously indicating a 3% pay raise and a half percent bonus for non-teaching support staff. Continue reading →

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Cooper’s Q2 Filings Reveal Big Out of State Cash, Including Former NBA Commissioner

Posted on July 27, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

It’s being widely circulated that the DNC leaked emails show collusion and cheering of the economic threats by certain businesses to North Carolina over House Bill 2 (HB2).

Yesterday, Governor McCory made a statement about these leaks:

“What’s most disturbing is that these emails have clearly shown something we suspected all along,” McCrory said. “That’s the state of North Carolina, the city of Charlotte and especially small businesses are being used as a pawn by Roy Cooper, by the mayor of Charlotte and by the Democratic Party, on an issue that was made up purely for political purpose and to raise money.” – ABC11

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“They cheered. They literally cheered when businesses would boycott our great state,” the governor said. – ABC11

But how close is the North Carolina media looking at Roy Cooper’s involvement or mentions in the DNC leaks? So far, not very closely.

As previously reported, the second quarter campaign finance reports for NC Attorney General Roy Cooper’s campaign shows that the CEO of Lambda Legal , Rachel Tiven, gave the campaign $5,100. Tiven did not list Lambda Legal as her employer on the donation filing, but instead her most recent former employer. Continue reading →

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E-Learning Academies Target Homeschool Students for Profit

Posted on July 26, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

E-Learning Academies Target Homeschool Students for Profit

by Tammy J. Covil

As public school systems across the country lose funding due to steady declines in enrollment by parents choosing alternative education options, public school administrators have begun devising clever programs designed to coerce them back into the system.

Earlier this month, an article in the Lexington Herald Leader outlined one such program. The Wayne County public school system is attempting to connect with homeschool students through online courses in exchange for enrollment into the school system. Continue reading →

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#DNCLeaks: NYC Gay Power Couple Hosts Fundraiser for NC’s Roy Cooper

Posted on July 26, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

As previously reported by this site, North Carolina’s Attorney General and Gubernatorial candidate, Roy Cooper, was mentioned in the Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails leaked by WikiLeaks.

In the previously reported emails, several DNC officials, who also provide event coordination via various companies for Democrat events, helped facilitate a meeting between Goldman Sachs employees and a top Obama Super PAC contributor.

Roy Cooper’s name appears a second time in the leaked DNC emails. This time it is a fundraiser event hosted by a gay power couple in New York City. Continue reading →

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