By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 28, 2021 Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday signed a compact with the Catawba Indian Nation that will allow the South Carolina-based tribe to conduct Las Vegas-style gambling, sports betting and more at its planned $273 million, 17-acre casino project in Kings Mountain as soon as this fall. The […]
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Trio of Cities in Orange County Pass Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policies
By James Harper Christian Action League January 14, 2021 A trio of Orange County municipalities — Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill — enacted sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) ordinances this week that endanger religious freedom and echo a five-year-old heated battle involving the General Assembly, local officials, and Governor Roy Cooper. Hillsborough was first […]
NC Sheriffs Say Unable to Find Legal Support for Mixed Drinks To-Go
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 30, 2020 Last week, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association sent a memo via email to all the state’s sheriffs saying that they could not find any legal grounds for Governor Cooper’s Executive Order No. 183. The governor’s order, which was issued December 21st, authorizes and instructs the ABC […]
Basnight Passes: Advocacy for the Lottery and Opposition to Marriage Amendment Stain Record
By Shelly Brown Christian Action League December 30, 2020 North Carolina’s longest-serving legislative leader, Marc Basnight, died Monday from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 73. “Anyone who knows anything about North Carolina politics knows the name Marc Basnight,” said the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “I watched Basnight work his […]
Sen. Thom Tillis Joins Resolution in Defense of the Free Exercise of Religion
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 22, 2020 Last Friday, North Carolina’s U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R) joined a resolution, led by Florida’s U.S. Senator Rick Scott. The resolution defends the First Amendment, more specifically, the right to exercise one’s faith freely. “While this is a hard time for many, North Carolinians should still […]
Governor Roy Cooper Orders Up Curbside Cocktails in Latest Executive Order
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 21, 2020 Today Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 182, which authorizes and instructs the ABC Commission to allow certain mixed beverage permittees (restaurants, hotels, private clubs, private bars, and holders of distillery permits) to sell and deliver mixed beverages for off-site consumption. According to the Governor’s […]
Governor Cooper Issues Tragic Proclamation for Children: ‘Gender Expansive Parent’s Day’
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 9, 2020 It didn’t seem to receive much attention, which is a good thing. But Governor Roy Cooper signed a proclamation Friday of last week that made Sunday, December 6, Gender Expansive Parent’s Day. The day is meant to celebrate LGBTQ parents who do not identify as mothers […]
U.S. House Votes to Legalize Marijuana, But Senate Not Likely to Take it Up
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League December 10, 2020 The U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances, Friday, December 4. The vote was historic in that this is the first time Congress has voted on the matter. The Senate is not expected to take up the legislation. […]
Governor Cooper’s Task Force to Call for Decriminalization of Marijuana
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League November 19, 2020 The “Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice,” a government group established by Governor Roy Cooper in response to Black Lives Matter protests, is preparing to present a proposal for decriminalizing marijuana in the Tar Heel state. According to various media sources, Attorney General Josh […]
N.C. Election Results: Where We Currently Stand (Friday)
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 6, 2020 Nearly 75 percent of North Carolina voters cast ballots in the 2020 election to seat eight Republicans and five Democrats in the U.S. House and presumably send GOP Sen. Thom Tillis to Washington for a second term. Republicans maintained control of both chambers of the N.C. […]