U.S. House Passes Radical and Sweeping Pro-Abortion Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last Friday that many have characterized as the most radical, pro-abortion disaster that our nation has seen since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1973. In fact, H.R.3755–Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 would essentially codify Roe v. Wade and create an absolute right to abortion in federal law. […]
The Life and Legacy of Senator James Forrester
In 2012, 61 percent of North Carolina voters voted to add the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman to our state constitution. This vote was decades in the making, and the primary champion of this fight was State Senator James Forrester, who served in the North Carolina Senate from […]
Smart Approaches to Marijuana
North Carolina’s SB 711–NC Compassionate Care Act, would legalize marijuana for “medical” use. This bill currently resides in the Senate Rules Committee, having already passed the Senate Judiciary, Finance, and Health Care Committees. The potential impacts of this bill are enormous and wide-spread. To explore this hot-button issue, we welcome Luke Niforatos, executive vice president […]
Gov. Cooper Vetoes Bill Banning CRT
Governor Roy Cooper recently vetoed a bill designed to prohibit the promotion of highly contentious racial subject matter in North Carolina public schools. HB 324—Ensuring Dignity & Nondiscrimination/Schools passed the NC General Assembly on September 1, and was intended to ban the indoctrination of students in concepts like critical race theory and other related controversial ideologies in […]
Stop Removing Parents from the Equation
Many Americans have heard about or in some cases even felt the growing assault on parental rights in recent years. Decisions that have for so long rested with parents are, in many areas, being passed to schools, government entities, or in some cases, the children themselves. From underaged abortion to life-altering “gender reassignment” surgeries, children—and […]
On the Edge of a Gambling Boom
Our state and nation are on the precipice of the biggest gambling expansion in history. NC Family has been sending out numerous alerts in recent weeks and months about multiple bills in the state legislature that would expand various gambling practices in North Carolina. One of the most dangerous of these is SB 688, which […]
Bill Banning CRT Passes NC Legislature
The North Carolina General Assembly officially passed a bill today that is designed to prohibit the promotion of highly contentious racial subject matter in North Carolina public schools. As NC Family shared last week, HB 324—Ensuring Dignity & Nondiscrimination/Schools is intended to ban the indoctrination of students in concepts like critical race theory and other related controversial […]
Gambling Fever Hits NC General Assembly!
Just days after the North Carolina Senate passed a bill that would allow sports gambling in North Carolina, a State House Committee approved another bill that would blanket the state with tens of thousands of video gambling devices under the authority of the state-run lottery. House Bill 954—Video Lottery Entertainment, sponsored by Reps. Harry Warren […]
COVID-19 and a Baby Boomlet?
Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, birthrates in America had been steadily falling since the 2007-2008 Great Recession. During 2020, as most of us stayed at home and lived with the uncertainty of this new virus, birthrates saw an even larger decline than expected. But a new report from the Institute for Family Studies reveals a […]
Bill to Ban CRT Indoctrination in Public Schools Passes NC Senate
A bill designed to prohibit the promotion of highly contentious racial subject matter in North Carolina public schools passed the State Senate this week, but only after sparking major partisan fireworks along the way. HB 324—Ensuring Dignity & Nondiscrimination/Schools is intended to ban the indoctrination of students in concepts like critical race theory and other […]