What North Carolina Risks in Defying the Feds, in Under 60 Seconds (Video)

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What N.C. Risks in Defying the Feds, in Under 60 Seconds
Here's what could happen if North Carolina lawmakers and Governor Pat McCrory continue to ignore a threat by the U.S. Department of Justice to pull federal funding.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          May 05, 2016
          
        
Dawn Ennis
The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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What N.C. Risks in Defying the Feds, in Under 60 Seconds

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Here's what could happen if North Carolina lawmakers and Governor Pat McCrory continue to ignore a threat by the U.S. Department of Justice to pull federal funding.

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“We will take a stand for what’s right, and the chips will fall where they may,” says Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings.

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