Government
N.C. Rep. Hanes explains why he supported nuisance measure
BY CASH MICHAELS FOR THE CHRONICLE It’s a bill that many civil rights groups and environmentalists vehemently oppose, charging that it puts poor people, particularly African-Americans, at risk. But Monday evening, state Rep. Ed Hanes Jr. (D-Forsyth) voted along with the majority to pass HB467 anyway, saying that it came down to a very difficult […]