North Carolina

VIDEO | Medicaid Expansion, “Medical” Marijuana, Budget Updates, and More!

NC Family Staff | March 10, 2023
Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the N.C. General Assembly READ

“REACH Act” Would Require Instruction in Founding Documents

NC Family Staff | March 2, 2023
UPDATE (3/27/24): The NC REACH Act passed the NC House and has been taken up by the NC Senate, where it passed the first READ
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TAKE ACTION: Support a Pro-Life Heartbeat Act in North Carolina! 

NC Family Staff | February 21, 2023
Since the Dobbs decision last year, which overturned Roe v. Wade and declared that abortion was not a constitutional right, many states have enacted READ
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What Is (and Is Not) In the Parents’ Bill of Rights

NC Family Staff | February 15, 2023
The North Carolina Senate passed SB 49–Parents’ Bill of Rights on Tuesday, February 7. As the bill was considered in the Senate Education/Higher Education, READ
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2023 Session Summary – Two Weeks In…

NC Family Staff | February 10, 2023
The North Carolina General Assembly is finishing its second week of the 2023 Legislative Session, and it has been a relatively busy start to READ
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Super Bowl Fever Drives Sports Gambling Losses

NC Family Staff | February 8, 2023
This Sunday, one of the most anticipated annual events in America will take place: The Super Bowl. While this event is often characterized by READ
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Parents’ Bill of Rights Passes NC Senate

NC Family Staff | February 7, 2023
This afternoon, the N.C. Senate passed SB 49, more commonly known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights, on a party-line vote of 29-18, with READ
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Parents’ Bill of Rights Moves Forward in NC Senate

NC Family Staff | February 1, 2023
(UPDATE: On Thursday morning, February 2, the N.C. Senate Health Care Committee approved SB 49. The bill now proceeds to the Senate Rules Committee READ
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POV: You Cannot “Drag” My Kids Away

Adamo Manfra | January 31, 2023
“[A]n angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to READ
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Presidential Proclamation Highlights Human Trafficking

NC Family Staff | January 30, 2023
Following in the footsteps of several of his predecessors, President Joe Biden proclaimed January 2023 as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In addition, North READ
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FBI Takes Attacks Against Pro-Life Groups More Seriously

NC Family Staff | January 26, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision took the world by storm when it overturned Roe v. Wade last summer. While many of the results READ
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2023 Legislative Session Begins in Earnest

NC Family Staff | January 25, 2023
Following an “organizational session” on January 11, state lawmakers returned to Raleigh today to begin the 2023 Regular Legislative Session in earnest. The State READ

Celebrating School Choice Week in North Carolina

NC Family Staff | January 23, 2023
This week across the country, people are coming together to celebrate what is known as National School Choice Week. What started years ago as READ

North Carolina Teacher Fired After Critiquing Critical Race Theory

NC Family Staff | January 17, 2023
Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction on behalf of Dr. David Phillips, an English professor READ
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Child Deaths Highlight A Tragic Harm Associated With Gambling

NC Family Staff | January 12, 2023
A recent CBS 17 news report highlights a tragic harm associated with gambling. WNCN reported last week that the autopsy of two young sisters, READ
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NC General Assembly Kick-Starts 2023 Legislative Session

NC Family Staff | January 11, 2023
The North Carolina General Assembly convened today to swear in members, elect officers, and handle a variety of “organizational” matters to kick-start the 2023 READ

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