/tags/deb-butler Deb Butler en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:27:52 GMT /politics/2025-02-11/nc-lawmakers-increasing-unemployment-benefits A state House committee approved a plan Tuesday to increase unemployment benefits due to inflation, just as a temporary Helene-related increase is set to expire. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:27:52 GMT /politics/2025-02-11/nc-lawmakers-increasing-unemployment-benefits Colin Campbell /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-06-30/rep-deb-i-will-not-yield-butler-on-redistricting-racism-and-pride Democratic state Rep. Deb Butler made national headlines last September when, following a surprise and controversial veto override vote, she grabbed a… Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:38:42 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-06-30/rep-deb-i-will-not-yield-butler-on-redistricting-racism-and-pride Jeff Tiberii /show/the-state-of-things/2017-04-07/out-of-the-closet-and-inside-the-office-a-conversation-with-ncs-lgbtq-elected-officials Thirty years ago Chapel Hill Town Council member Joe Herzenberg made history when he became the first openly gay elected official in the South. Today… Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:07:03 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-04-07/out-of-the-closet-and-inside-the-office-a-conversation-with-ncs-lgbtq-elected-officials Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /politics/2017-04-07/out-of-the-closet-and-inside-the-office-a-conversation-with-ncs-lgbtq-elected-officials Thirty years ago Chapel Hill Town Council member Joe Herzenberg made history when he became the first openly gay elected official in the South. Today… Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:07:03 GMT /politics/2017-04-07/out-of-the-closet-and-inside-the-office-a-conversation-with-ncs-lgbtq-elected-officials Anita Rao, Frank Stasio