The weekly “Moral Monday” protests in North Carolina against a spate of conservative legislation show no sign of abating and have led to about 930 arrests so far this year. One recent demonstration in Charlotte in late August drew some 2,000 people.

The protests began earlier this year in Raleigh, the state capital, after Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who was elected in 2012, began working with the Republican Legislature to pass measures to restrict abortion, curtail voting rights, end teacher tenure and make other changes.

Lawmakers have also cut taxes for corporations, and the new state budget reduces pay for teachers with graduate degrees and will, for the first time in North Carolina, allow taxpayer money to be used to pay tuition at private schools.

Associated Press, Aug. 19