A Record Year for School Choice
North Carolina recently released the enrollment numbers for the 2020-2021 school year, and while many expected schools of choice to see a rise in enrollment numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, few anticipated just how much of a rise it would be. Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John […]
Urge Sens. Burr and Tillis to Oppose Out-Of-Control “Infrastructure” Bill
The U.S. Senate is currently considering a massive trillion-dollar infrastructure bill, H.R.3684. While portions of this legislation may be well-intentioned, its spending is out-of-control. Even worse, the Senate is now considering an amendment—S.A.2137—with a dangerous nondiscrimination provision that would elevate “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” (SOGI) to specially protected legal status in federal law, much […]
Senate Committee Passes Sports Gambling Bill
The North Carolina Senate Finance Committee passed a bill this afternoon that would legalize and regulate sports betting in North Carolina. SB 688–Sports Wagering, sponsored by Sen. Jim Perry (R–Lenoir) would legalize wagering on collegiate, professional, amateur, and electronic sports, which would be regulated by the State Lottery Commission. The Commission would issue “sports wagering licenses […]
ALERT: Charlotte City Council to Vote on SOGI Ordinance
City Council members in Charlotte are scheduled to vote August 9 on a proposed ordinance that would add the classifications of “familial status, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), veteran status, pregnancy, [and] natural hairstyle” to the city’s non-discrimination ordinances relating to public accommodations, employment, passenger vehicles for hire, and businesses that […]
Blue Cross Announces Coverage for “Gender Affirming” Procedures
North Carolina’s largest private healthcare provider has announced it will expand its “medically necessary” coverage to include gender-affirming facial and vocal surgeries. Blue Cross NC—formerly Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina—recently gave in to pressure by Duke Law’s Health Justice Clinic, two law firms, and the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), which […]
Political and Lonely
** This show originally aired in April 2020 ** Even before COVID-19 and social distancing consumed our nation, we were reading headlines about the “loneliness epidemic” as loneliness and depression seemed to be consistently rising across multiple demographics. Researchers at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) have discovered that there is a high correlation between loneliness […]
Putting Children First
Them Before Us is a nonprofit organization, founded in 2012, that fights for the rights of children, and aims to equip everyone to defend the rights of children over the desires of adults. The organization believes that so many of the problems confronting our nation and world could be solved if everyone adopted this child-focused […]
ALERT: Urge NC House to Override Veto and Save Babies from Eugenic Abortions
Governor Roy Cooper vetoed HB 453–Human Life Nondiscrimination Act/No Eugenics in late June. This bill would prevent a physician from performing an abortion if he or she knows the mother is seeking the abortion because of the presumed race or sex of the baby, or a diagnosis of Down Syndrome. The NC House of Representatives is likely to hold […]
State Senate Seeks to Tackle Discriminatory Instruction in Public Schools
The State Senate Education/Higher Education Committee is meeting today to discuss a bill that originated in the House that would prohibit instruction in critical race theory and other discriminatory concepts in North Carolina public schools. HB 324—Ensuring Dignity & Nondiscrimination/Schools states that “it is the intent of the General Assembly that students, teachers, administrators, and […]
NCGA Summer: Bills to Watch
The North Carolina General Assembly was back in session today, after taking last week off for the July 4th holiday. As state lawmakers resume their work, a primary focus will be reaching agreement on a state budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Although SB 105—2021 Appropriations Act was approved by the State Senate on June […]