Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama “Bathroom Mandate”
The Trump administration acted Wednesday night to protect the privacy and safety of school children, rescinding the Obama administration’s radical “bathroom mandate.” At issue was a “guidance letter,” sent by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice under the Obama Administration that had essentially directed all public schools, colleges, and universities across the U.S. to allow students […]
HB2 Still A Commonsense Law, Despite Continued Misinformation, Part 2
Jere Royall, Counsel and Director of Community Impact at NC Family, in part 2 of the conversation about some common misconceptions and recent developments concerning House Bill 2. Family Policy Matters Transcript: HB2 Still A Common Sense Law, Despite Continued Misinformation, Part 2 INTRODUCTION: Welcome to Family Policy Matters. This week we will continue with […]
HB2 Still A Common Sense Law, Despite Continued Misinformation
Jere Royall, Counsel and Director of Community Impact at NC Family, speaks about some common misconceptions and recent developments concerning House Bill 2. Family Policy Matters Transcript: HB2 Still A Common Sense Law, Despite Continued Misinformation INTRODUCTION: Thanks for joining us this week for Family Policy Matters. We are speaking with a special member of our […]
NC Family Examines Governor Cooper’s HB2 Repeal Bill
With much media fanfare, NC Governor Roy Cooper held a press conference on Tuesday to unveil his own proposal to repeal House Bill 2, North Carolina’s bathroom privacy and safety law. Cooper announced that his proposal had three components: (1) the repeal of House Bill 2; (2) a requirement that local governments provide 30 days’ […]
Bills to Repeal HB2 Represent Charlotte Ordinance “on Steroids”
Two bills filed in the North Carolina House this week propose not only to repeal House Bill 2 but to enact “Charlotte-style” policies that would allow anyone to enter public bathrooms anywhere in the state and that would add civil-rights type legal protections to a multitude of state laws on the basis of “sexual orientation” […]
Poll Finds Overwhelming Support For Key Principle Behind HB2
A new poll by High Point University and the Greensboro News & Record shows overwhelming support across North Carolina for a key governmental principle followed in the adoption of House Bill 2 last year. The poll results found that 80 percent of North Carolinians believe the state—not local governments—should set policies relating to anti-discrimination standards. The poll, which was […]
NC Economy Booming Despite HB2 Claims
The recent flurry of activity surrounding a potential repeal of House Bill 2 has reignited media-driven claims that the common sense bathroom privacy and safety law has had a negative impact on the state’s economy. Those who are pushing for repeal of HB2claim the bill has had a devastating impact on the economy and that, […]
Special Session Ends with HB2 Intact!
The NC General Assembly adjourned its fifth special session of the year this evening without repealing House Bill 2. After four days of rumors that a deal had been reached between leaders on both sides of the aisle and that the City of Charlotte would roll back the provisions that started the entire HB2 roller […]
ALERT: Repeal of HB2 Would Betray North Carolina!
The safety and privacy of women and children are at risk once again in North Carolina, because the N.C. General Assembly is poised to return to Raleigh for a Special Session as early as tomorrow to repeal House Bill 2, North Carolina’s statewide bathroom privacy and safety law. It is imperative that you contact your state legislators […]
State Employees & Teachers Health Plan to Cover Sex Reassignment
The NC General Assembly has ordered administrators of the NC State Health Plan to find ways to cut costs, but that didn’t stop the State Health Plan Board of Trustees from voting to cover sex reassignment procedures for state employees, teachers and their families. The policy, which could include children as young as nine years old, takes […]