By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 2, 2023 Promoters of Senate Bill 3 have named it the Compassionate Care Act, but is legalizing so-called “medical” marijuana the best way to care for North Carolinians? Members of the House Health Subcommittee heard personal testimony from both sides of the issue Tuesday during a half-hour hearing […]
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Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Wagering Clears Senate Commerce Committee
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 26, 2023 A bill legalizing mobile sports gambling passed the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee Wednesday and could come before the full Senate next week. But while lawmakers focused on an estimated $60 million a year supporters claim it could bring to state coffers, the Rev. Mark Creech […]
‘Can’t Be Full of the Spirit and Buzzed at the Same Time,’ says Pastor
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 26, 2023 Is it wise for a Christian to drink alcohol? In a nation where nearly two-thirds of people are drinkers and excessive alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of death, the question is one that should be dealt with but is often side-stepped from the […]
CAL Makes Influential Contribution to Passage of Pro-Life Bill, SB 20
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 18, 2023 North Carolina’s Senate Bill 20 — the new law that limits abortions after 12 weeks and adds more stringent regulations and processes for the procedure — is not the pro-life legislation that leaders of the Christian Action League hoped would pass. But it is one that […]
Landmark Pro-Life Bill Passes NCGA, Limits Abortion After Twelve Weeks, Provides Significant Support for Women
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 5, 2023 Pre-born North Carolinians will have a better chance at life, and pregnant women will have more support to make a pro-life decision, thanks to a new law limiting abortion after 12 weeks. The Care for Women, Children and Families Act provides more state funding for adoption […]
State House Votes to Display National Motto in Both Chambers
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 3, 2023 The N.C. House voted 93-21 Tuesday to display the words “In God We Trust” behind the dais of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate. If the Senate approves, House Bill 215 will take effect in July, nearly 67 years […]
Senate Passes Tougher Obscenity Penalties to Prevent Harm to Children
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 2, 2023 Undoubtedly one of the shortest bills filed in the North Carolina legislature this year, a nine-line proposal to toughen penalties for showing obscenities to minors won unanimous approval in the Senate on Monday. Sponsors of Senate Bill 579, which would raise the punishment for an obscene […]
The Battle Over the Dangerous Abortion Pill is Not Over
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 28, 2023 It’s been a week since the Supreme Court ruled that full access to the abortion pill mifepristone can continue, but the battle to protect women and the unborn from the dangerous drug is not over, as a lawsuit in Texas works its way through the lower […]
Proposed Legislation Would Open ABC Stores on Sunday
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 14, 2023 ABC stores could start opening on Sundays and some holidays if an omnibus bill filed this month in the state Senate wins lawmakers’ approval. Senate Bill 490 would allow the state’s 168 local ABC boards to recommend new operating hours for the 432 stores they oversee. […]
What’s the Status of Abortion Legislation?
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 7, 2023 Republican lawmakers should be able to pass legislation this session to further limit abortion, but whether they will remains to be seen. On Friday, Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, giving the GOP a supermajority in the House […]