By L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 5, 2023 Senate lawmakers’ intent on legalizing medical marijuana via Senate Bill 3 this session are holding a totally unrelated measure (House Bill 75) hostage until they get their way. On June 28, the Senate voted 36-8 to amend House Bill 75, a popular proposal to expand the […]
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Governor Cooper Signs Bill Legalizing Sports Betting, Horse Race Wagering: Are Casinos Next?
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 16, 2023 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a law Wednesday authorizing sports betting and horse race wagering across the state. The House had voted 68-45 on the measure a week ago, following the Senate’s May 31 vote. Betting will begin sometime between January and June 2024. Seemingly […]
Historic: Legislature Overrides Veto, Approves 12-Week Ban on Abortions, Millions in Assistance for Mothers
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League May 19, 2023 The North Carolina legislature this week overrode the governor’s veto in passing historic protections for the unborn and their mothers, prohibiting abortion after 12 weeks and approving millions of dollars in assistance for pregnant women and moms in need. The Senate passed SB 20 by a […]
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 […]
House Democrat Switches Parties, Giving N.C. GOP Veto-Proof Majority
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League April 7, 2023 North Carolina House Republicans gained a veto-proof supermajority this week when Rep. Tricia Cotham changed her affiliation from Democrat to Republican, saying her former party no longer represents her beliefs and that she wants to be a member of a “big tent.” House Republicans now control […]
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 […]
Gigantic Victory! Republicans Override Governor’s Veto of Church Protections Bill
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 31, 2023 In their first successful override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto since 2018, legislators this week restored Second Amendment rights to North Carolinians with Senate Bill 41. Titled “Guarantee 2nd Amendment Freedom and Protections,” the new law repeals the pistol purchase permit requirement for individuals and launches […]
What Will Tar Heel Lawmakers Do About Abortion? What Can You Do?
By CAL Staff and Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League February 24, 2023 What will Tar Heel lawmakers do about abortion? Will the state remain an abortion haven, with women from more restrictive states flocking to North Carolina for the fatal procedure? Or will legislators stand for life and further restrict abortion now that Roe […]
Science Does not Support Medical Marijuana, Creech tells Senators: ‘Smoked Marijuana is not Medicine’
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League February 17, 2023 The head of the Christian Action League testified to a North Carolina Senate committee this week that neither science nor common sense supports the legalization of medical marijuana and that by passing a proposed bill, legislators would be performing an “end-run around the practice and the […]
N.C. Should Become a ‘Destination State for Life,’ says Lt. Gov. Robinson
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 20, 2023 North Carolina should become a “destination state for life.” That’s what Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson told a crowd of more than 1,000 Saturday as the keynote speaker at North Carolina Right to Life’s 25th annual Rally and March for Life in Raleigh. He challenged the state […]