Encourage The N.C. House To Fully Fund Opportunity Scholarships Now!
Last week, the NC Senate passed HB 823—Eliminate School Choice Program Waitlists (formerly titled, ‘Choose Your School, Choose Your Future’), and sent it to the NC House for consideration. The bill would appropriate an additional $248 million for Opportunity Scholarships in the upcoming 2024-2025 school year and relieve a waiting list of nearly 55,000 students […]
4th Circuit Rules NC State Health Plan Must Cover Transgender Treatments
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the North Carolina State Health Plan must provide coverage for transgender “treatments,” asserting that the Plan’s ban on such procedures violates the Equal Protection Clause. North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell was named as the lead defendant in the case since the NC State Health Plan […]
Lift Up the Word, Light Up the World: National Day of Prayer 2024
Today is the National Day of Prayer, an annual observance on the first Thursday in May, inviting people to pray for our nation. People are gathering across the country both in-person and virtually to lift up our country in prayer, following the theme of “Lift up the word – light up the world.” How You […]
Federal Judge Strikes Restrictions on Chemical Abortion Drug in N.C.
In an opinion filed April 30, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles struck down portions of North Carolina’s law restricting use of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The ruling also upheld several provisions of the law that the judge determined did not conflict with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate the drug. […]
NC Teacher Gets Justice After Being Fired for Critiquing CRT
In 2022, Dr. David Phillips and Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit against North Carolina Department of Public Instruction after Dr. Phillips was fired for critiquing critical race theory while teaching three optional seminars at the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s School. On April 25th, almost three years after his termination, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) announced […]
Taxpayers Fund the 4th Leading Cause of Death in US: Abortion
On April 17th, Planned Parenthood released its annual report for 2022-2023, showing the pro-abortion group received close to $700 million in taxpayer funding. In this report, which the Planned Parenthood leadership has called their “love note to the doctors, nurses, clinicians, educators, and staff who spend their days fulfilling the promise to care,” they detail […]
What You Need to Know About the First Day of the 2024 Legislative Session
Today marks the first day of North Carolina’s 2024 Legislative “Short” Session. The primary focus of this year’s session will be making adjustments to the two-year budget that was passed last year, but state lawmakers are likely to consider much more. It could be over as soon as the first part of July, or legislators […]
4 Ways to Pray for Your Legislators in the 2024 Session
North Carolina’s 2024 Legislative Session begins this Wednesday, and as we prepare, I wanted to take the opportunity to encourage you to pray for your legislators. Serving in this role requires these individuals to make so many important decisions, often about topics they have little or no experience in. Frequently these decisions must be made […]
House Committee Seeks to Crack Down on “Gas Station Heroin”
A state legislative committee is seeking to crack down on tianeptine, often referred to as “gas station heroin,” by seeking to have the drug added to North Carolina’s list of controlled substances. The House Select Committee on Substance Abuse met Tuesday and approved a proposal to the North Carolina General Assembly to address what has […]
Tens of Millions Lost: A look back and the launch of sports betting in North Carolina
The untold truth about sports betting is that the state tax revenue that it is intended to generate comes at a very high cost for North Carolinians statewide. Early numbers are in, and this truth is already undeniably evident. Earnings and Losses in the First Week of Sports Betting On June 14, 2023, with Governor […]