N.C. Senate Gives Initial Approval to Pro-Life Bill!
The North Carolina Senate has given initial approval to a major piece of pro-life legislation that includes a 72-hour waiting period for abortion and a requirement that abortion clinics in the state are inspected annually. The Senate voted in favor of HB 465-Women and Children’s Protection Act of 2015 on the bill’s second reading on […]
ALERT: Religious Liberty Bill Heads to Governor!
The North Carolina House has given final approval to a bill that will help safeguard the religious liberties of certain public servants in North Carolina, and the bill is now on its way to Governor Pat McCrory for his signature. SB 2-Magistrates Recusal of Civil Ceremonies passed the House on Thursday, May 28 by a […]
ALERT: N.C. House Gives Tentative Approval to Religious Freedom Bill!
By a vote of 65 to 45 on Wednesday afternoon, May 27, the North Carolina House gave tentative approval to a bill that will help safeguard the religious liberties of certain public servants in North Carolina. SB 2-Magistrates Recusal of Civil Ceremonies would establish a legal right (1) allowing magistrates to recuse from performing marriage […]
ALERT: HOUSE COMMITTEE TO HEAR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY BILL!
Friends, We have just learned that the N.C. House Judiciary 1 Committee is planning to consider an important religious liberty bill next Wednesday, May 27. Senate Bill 2-Magistrates Recusal of Civil Ceremonies would establish a legal right: Allowing magistrates to recuse from performing marriage ceremonies, and Allowing assistant registers of deeds and deputy registers of […]
ALERT: State House Passes $22.1 Billion Budget
At 1:14 a.m. Friday morning, May 22, the North Carolina House of Representatives approved its version of a $22.1 billion state budget. House Bill 97-2015 Appropriations Act passed third reading by a vote of 93-23 following hours of debate and consideration of dozens of amendments. The bill now heads to the State Senate, which is […]
Bills Would Clarify Tax Exemption for Religious Property
State lawmakers are considering two bills that would clarify which properties used for religious purposes are exempt from property taxes and which religious organizations may seek exemption from property taxes in North Carolina. HB 229-Modify Religious Property Exemption and SB 458-Religious Orgs: Clarify Prop. Tax Exemption were filed partly in response to confusion over whether […]
PRO-LIFE BILLS IN STATE SENATE NEED YOUR HELP!
Friends, your action is needed to help ensure that the North Carolina Senate takes action on key pro-life legislation that will empower women to make informed choices about abortion and increase the safety standards for abortion clinics in our state! Please contact your member of the State Senate today and ask him or her to […]
ALERT: U.S. House Passes Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
This afternoon, Wednesday, May 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed landmark legislation that would prohibit abortion in the United States 20 weeks or more after fertilization, when unborn babies are capable of experiencing pain. North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-District 5) presided over the chamber as H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was debated […]
U.S. House to Vote on Pain-Capable Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a landmark bill Wednesday that would prohibit abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization, when unborn babies are capable of experiencing pain. The measure, H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, is sponsored by Reps. Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and is scheduled for […]
SPECIAL ALERT: US Attorney Clamps Down on Sweepstakes Gambling in NC
The North Carolina Family Policy Council learned this afternoon that the United States Attorney’s office has entered into agreements with five sweepstakes software companies that will prohibit them from supplying software to the gambling industry in North Carolina. The extent and scope of the impact of this action is unclear at this point, but it […]