VIDEO | Medicaid Expansion, “Medical” Marijuana, Budget Updates, and More!
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 and beyond. In this episode, we cover: Ensuring Medicaid Expansion does not increase access and funding for abortion and “gender-affirming” treatments like puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-reassignment surgery; An update […]
“REACH Act” Would Require Instruction in Founding Documents
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 reading. The North Carolina House of Representatives is currently considering HB 96–North Carolina Reclaiming College Education on America’s Constitutional Heritage Act, or the “NC REACH Act.” This bill would require three […]
TAKE ACTION: Support a Pro-Life Heartbeat Act in North Carolina!
Since the Dobbs decision last year, which overturned Roe v. Wade and declared that abortion was not a constitutional right, many states have enacted laws to protect life at the point of conception or when a fetal heartbeat is detected (around 6 weeks’ gestation). Currently, abortion is legal in North Carolina up to 20 weeks, […]
What Is (and Is Not) In the Parents’ Bill of Rights
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, Health Care, and Rules committees, many testified in opposition, but clearly misunderstood what the bill would actually do. Proponents pointed out that the bill primarily outlines and clarifies the rights that […]
2023 Session Summary – Two Weeks In…
The North Carolina General Assembly is finishing its second week of the 2023 Legislative Session, and it has been a relatively busy start to the session. The following is a select listing of key bills that have been introduced and/or acted on thus far. SB 49 – Parents’ Bill of Rights SB 49—Parents’ Bill of […]
Super Bowl Fever Drives Sports Gambling Losses
This Sunday, one of the most anticipated annual events in America will take place: The Super Bowl. While this event is often characterized by things like delicious food and fun parties, it is also a huge opportunity for the sports gambling industry to separate Americans from their hard-earned dollars. The Sports Gambling Industry Before and […]
Parents’ Bill of Rights Passes NC Senate
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 all Republicans voting for the bill and all Democrats voting against it. Last week, SB 49 passed both the Senate Education/Higher Education and the Senate Health Care Committees, where NC Family testified […]
Parents’ Bill of Rights Moves Forward in NC Senate
(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 for consideration.) Earlier today (Wed., Feb. 1), the N.C. Senate Education/Higher Education Committee considered and approved SB 49—Parents’ Bill of Rights, a bill designed to affirm, strengthen, and protect the rights […]
POV: You Cannot “Drag” My Kids Away
“[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 Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.’” (Mt 2:13) Although Christmas seems like a distant memory now, I […]
Presidential Proclamation Highlights Human Trafficking
Following in the footsteps of several of his predecessors, President Joe Biden proclaimed January 2023 as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In addition, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Chief Justice Paul Newby have both declared January Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Even though the month is coming to an end, the work is far from […]