VIDEO | Increasing School Choice, Preventing Harm to Children, and Conscience Protections for Healthcare Providers
Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the N.C. General Assembly and beyond. In this episode, we cover: Information on SB 406—Choose Your School, Choose Your Future, which would greatly expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program; An explanation of SB 579—Prevent Harm […]
Join NC in the National Day of Prayer!
Join Raleigh Area Concerts of Prayer on Thursday, May 4th, at 12 pm for an outdoor service celebrating the National Day of Prayer! It will take place at the Bicentennial Plaza, adjacent to the NC Museum of History at W. Jones Street in downtown Raleigh. The National Day of Prayer is observed every year on the […]
State Senate Committee Approves Bill to Expand Opportunity Scholarships
This morning, the N.C. Senate Committee on Education/Higher Education approved SB 406—Choose Your School, Choose Your Future, which would expand eligibility for North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship, require additional classes for early high school graduation, and create a scholarship for those who graduate early. An Overview of the Bill Sponsored by Sens. Michael Lee (R–New Hanover), […]
SCOTUS Maintains Status Quo in Chemical Abortion Case
On Friday, April 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision to maintain the legal status of mifepristone, the first of two drugs used in the RU-486 chemical abortion regimen. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had temporarily reinstated restrictions on the administration of mifepristone while the case was proceeding, but this decision paused those […]
Reclaiming Feminism
“Feminism” is a word that often stirs up strong emotional reactions. Some people are strongly for it, and others are strongly opposed. The truth of the matter, though, is that what we associate with feminism today is not what the leaders of the feminist movement envisioned back in the 1800s. This week on Family Policy […]
VIDEO | “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” and Other Bills of Interest in the NC General Assembly
Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the N.C. General Assembly and beyond. In this episode, we cover: An overview of the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” and its journey through the State Senate and State House this week; A summary of […]
N.C. Senate Passes “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act”
Today, the North Carolina Senate passed SB 631—Fairness in Women’s Sports Act by a party-line vote of 29-18, with all Republicans supporting the bill and all Democrats opposing it. This comes after the bill made its way through two separate Senate committees earlier in the week. Sponsored by Sens. Kevin Corbin (R-Macon), Joyce Krawiec (R-Forsyth), […]
State House Committees Approve “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act”
(UPDATE: The N.C. House passed HB 574 on Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 73-39. The companion Senate Bill, SB 631, is scheduled for consideration by the full Senate on Thursday, April 20.) Two committees in the North Carolina House advanced a bill today that would help protect female athletes and the integrity of female […]
SCOTUS Refuses to Uphold WV Law Protecting Girls’ Sports
On April 6th, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would not intervene in an ongoing case challenging a West Virginia law directing that children must participate in the sports teams that correspond with their biological sex, not their gender identity. With many states, including North Carolina, considering or having passed similar legislation, this case […]
State Senate Committee Approves “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act”
The N.C. Senate Committee on Education/Higher Education has approved a bill that would ensure the protection of female athletes and the integrity of girls’ sports in middle and high school grades in North Carolina. SB 631—Fairness in Women’s Sports Act was approved by the committee this morning and would ensure that interscholastic and intramural athletic […]