By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 21, 2019 Looser Liquor Laws Let You Buy More than 1 Beer, Even in Dry Counties, read the headline in Wednesday’s edition of the Asheville Citizen-Times. Hillman Beer, a brewery located on Sweeten Creek Road in Asheville, hailed the recent changes in alcohol policy that now allow […]
SB 290
ABC Regulatory Reform Bill: Nothing to Celebrate (Part 1)
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 2, 2019 This week, Gov. Roy Cooper, signed into law, SB 290, which was originally filed as the Distillery Regulatory Reform Bill. The legislation later became two bills rolled into one, when the language from HB 536 – ABC Omnibus Regulatory Reform, which passed the House, was […]
Blatantly Bad Alcohol and Gambling Bills Pass (Championed by Republicans)
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League July 19, 2019 RALEIGH – Dr. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, said he returned to work Tuesday, after suffering a health scare, and sat in the gallery of the state Senate to watch them pass “perhaps the most egregious piece of alcohol legislation that has […]
Bill is a Veritable Christmas in July for Distilleries
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League July 2, 2019 Distilleries are a burgeoning industry in North Carolina. There were eight distilleries across the state in 2010. Today there are eighty-one. With that kind of growth, there also comes political leverage. In recent years, distillers have coalesced into a politically powerful group and have been pushing […]
Questions N.C. Citizens Need to Ask About Alcohol Proposals in the NCGA
This is an Urgent Christian Action AlertBy M.H. CavanaughChristian Action LeagueMay 16, 2019 A new study was recently published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, which provided what many might consider surprising results. The study was to determine the drugs most harmful to the individual and others. What are some of the most harmful substances to […]