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Recapping the 2021 “Long” Legislative Session

The North Carolina General Assembly has been in session since January 27, 2021, making this the longest uninterrupted “long” legislative session in a decade. READ MORE

NC Family Joins Pro-Life Organizations Across the U.S. in After Roe Campaign

This morning, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, NC Family joined other family policy organizations around the READ MORE

Barronelle’s Battle Comes to an End

Washington State florist Barronelle Stutzman, along with our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom, have announced a settlement with the ACLU over Barronelle’s well-known religious READ MORE

Lambda Legal Sues NC Over Sex Designation on Birth Certificates

Lambda Legal, a national LGBTQ activist organization, is suing the State of North Carolina over what it characterizes as a “discriminatory policy” relating to READ MORE

Happy National Adoption Awareness Month!

Did you know that November is National Adoption Awareness Month? In honor of this special month, we wanted to share a few inspiring and READ MORE

POV: COVID, Marriage, and Mental Health

I remember the day, a couple of months into COVID, when a close friend walked into my living room and said, with despair in READ MORE

Watch Roger Severino’s Address from the 2021 Winston-Salem Dinner

NC Family’s 2021 Major Speakers Dinner in Winston-Salem, NC on November 9, 2021 featured former Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the READ MORE

Sports Gambling Bill Passes House Committee

The NC House Commerce Committee passed SB 688–Sports Wagering this morning by a 12-4 vote. This bill has not seen action since it passed the READ MORE
A Child-Centric Approach to Public Policy

Virginia: A Resounding Victory for Parents and Children Beyond the Commonwealth!

Last night’s election results in Virginia have sent a shockwave across our nation and a resounding message that parents, children, and conservative pro-family values READ MORE

U.S. House Passes Catawba Casino & Lumbee Recognition Bills

Last night—on the first day of National Native American Heritage Month—the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills that could set the stage for READ MORE

POV: A Personal and Problematic Student Survey (Warning—Adult Content)

In August, schools across North Carolina began administering the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The YRBS is a survey, created by the federal Centers for READ MORE

ALERT: NC Attorneys—Please Oppose State Bar “SOGI” Proposal!

Once again, the North Carolina State Bar has sent to the North Carolina Supreme Court a proposed amendment to the Preamble of the North READ MORE

UPDATE: Wake County and City of Raleigh Approve SOGI Ordinances

The Wake County Board of Commissioners and Raleigh City Council voted this week to adopt local non-discrimination ordinances that would ban discrimination based on—among other categories—“sexual READ MORE

5th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Texas Heartbeat Law Can Stay in Effect

Texas’ Heartbeat Act can continue to protect unborn life for now, according to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. In a ruling last night, READ MORE

Wake County and City of Raleigh to Vote on SOGI Ordinances

The Wake County Board of Commissioners agreed on Monday to vote on the adoption of a local non-discrimination ordinance next week that would ban discrimination based on—among other categories—“sexual orientation” READ MORE

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Heartbeat Law

A U.S. District Court judge issued an order this week that temporarily blocked Texas’s historic and life-saving heartbeat law. As NC Family shared last READ MORE