Bi-Partisan Legislative Committee Takes On School Safety
While much of the national debate on keeping kids safe in school has centered on guns, a committee of the North Carolina General Assembly is jumping in to study a wide range of causes and solutions for school violence. The new Select Committee on School Safety met for the first time last week in Raleigh. […]
Final Vote on Planned Parenthood Sex Education Tomorrow!
A final vote on whether the Cumberland County School Board will listen to parents who object to using Planned Parenthood’s version of sex education in their schools is scheduled to take place Tuesday. A curriculum committee voted last week to recommend that the school system stop using Get Real: Comprehensive Sex Education That Works because […]
Group of Lawmakers Vows to Fight NC Pro-Life Laws
Here at NC Family, we’ve always understood that state-level policies are a vital part of the pro-life fight, but action by pro-abortion state lawmakers puts an exclamation point on that assertion! More than 200 state legislators from 40 states have formed a new organization designed to fight pro-life laws on the state level. Nine of […]
Watching Out For NC Families In 2018
You may have heard that North Carolina lawmakers are heading back to Raleigh for a special legislation session on Wednesday, January 10. The Legislative Calendar shows the NC House and NC Senate convening at noon, but what they plan to do while in session remains unclear at this point. The official 2018 “Short Session” of […]
UNC System Officially Adopts Free Speech Policy
The UNC System Board of Governors is implementing a new policy to “ensure free, robust, and uninhibited debate and deliberation by students” at all UNC system schools. The Board officially adopted the new rules in response a directive from the NC General Assembly this past session in the form of HB 527 Restore/Preserve Campus Free […]
The Best of Times and the Worst of Times for American Journalism
John Miller, director of the journalism program at Hillsdale College, discusses the transformation of the news media and why the absence of vibrant news reporting can be a threat to our American way of life. Family Policy Matters Transcript: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times for American Journalism INTRODUCTION: Thanks for joining us […]
AT ISSUE: Dig Deeper!
The wonderful thing about NC Family’s lovely print magazine is the ability to tuck it into a bag or take it along to an appointment, on a trip, or to the car pool line. Something about holding the articles in your hands is advantageous when you really want to dig deep into a subject. You […]
POV: Lean Across The Aisle
I remember when it happened to me. I was sitting in a conference room at NC State University as a part of a group of community members tasked with helping reduce alcohol use and abuse on campus. It was an interesting mix of people from all walks of life. Over lunch one day, I struck […]
POV: Don’t Dismiss This Consumer Tremor
“This security breach involves “the crown jewels of personal information.” —Credit Expert John Ulzheimer “Nothing has ever struck at the heart and soul of the credit system like this security breach.” —Consumer Advocate Clark Howard While we were all consumed with concern over Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, a major tremor hit the financial world. According […]
Encouraging Ruling On Public Meeting Invocations
The issue of invocations prior to public meetings has taken an encouraging turn. As you may recall, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in July that the Rowan County Commissioners’ practice of holding invocations led by commissioners prior to its meetings was unconstitutional. This week, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, […]