By L.A. Williams Christian Action League August 20, 2021 Will sports wagering be legalized in North Carolina? The odds of that happening just improved as the Senate on Thursday gave its stamp of approval to a controversial bill that would massively expand gambling across the state. Senate Bill 688, passed by a vote of 26-19, […]
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Sports Gambling Bill Gets Through Two More Committees: Opponents Make Powerful Arguments
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League August 13, 2021 A bill that would legalize mobile sports betting statewide with an 8-percent tax rate zipped through two more Senate committees this week and may soon be taken up by the full Senate. Under Senate Bill 688, 10 to 12 vendors would be licensed to offer digital […]
Young Teen Boldly Defends Christian Faith and Stands Up to CRT Indoctrination
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League August 2, 2021 When 15-year-old Chloe Adams headed to Xavier University of Louisiana for a four-week STEM camp focusing on pandemics and public health, she didn’t expect to have to defend her faith in front of a classroom of strangers. But that’s exactly what happened. And when she returned […]
Marijuana Wins Approval in Senate Finance: Creech Warns About Financial Ramifications
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 22, 2021 A proposal to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes moved a step closer to the Senate floor Wednesday, winning approval from the upper chamber’s Finance Committee after the group entertained a variety of opinions on how the state might best profit from the sale of the psychoactive […]
Senate Leader Decries Anti-Christian CRT and Vows to Fight It
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 15, 2021 Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) decried Critical Race Theory at a press conference Wednesday, saying the doctrine “undoes the framework that produced the most successful ongoing experiment in self-government in the history of mankind.” “I oppose it, and I will combat it with everything that I […]
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Two NC Republican Senators Push for Legalization of Medical Marijuana
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 25, 2021 Despite the fact that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved cannabis for the treatment of any disease or condition, North Carolina lawmakers are considering legalizing marijuana for medicinal use. Sponsors of the N.C. Compassionate Care Act (SB 711) presented the 13-page measure to […]
Alexander County Board of Education Asked to Ban Critical Race Theory
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 10, 2021 Concerned citizens spoke out at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Alexander County Board of Education, urging elected officials to ban critical race theory from local classrooms. “Critical race theory is a worldview that is racist, subversive and divisive. It is racist in that it identifies students […]
Catawba Tribe Clears Another Hurdle in Path to NC Casino
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 27, 2021 The Catawba Indians’ plan to build a huge Las Vegas-style casino near Kings Mountain cleared another federal hurdle this week, but the Rev. Mark Creech says the move is no cause for celebration. “I think this is exceedingly sad for the people of Cleveland County. Bad […]
Born-Alive Bill Wins Approval in the Senate
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 13, 2021 Infants who survive a botched abortion would be entitled to the same level of care as wanted babies of the same gestational age under a bill passed Tuesday by the North Carolina Senate along party lines. Senate Bill 405, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, is nearly […]
N.C. House Passes Bills to Protect the Unborn and Newborn
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 7, 2021 Lawmakers took action this week on two bills (HB 453 and HB 473) aimed at protecting some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens — the unborn and the newborn. Passed by the House by a vote of 67-42 on Thursday after some emotional debate, the measure, […]