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As abortion advocates continually reveal that they want abortion legal for any reason up until birth, a traditional values organization in North Carolina has a plan to strengthen pro-life laws there.

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RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Republican legislation that supporters argue would give North...

The “Parents’ Bill of Rights” legislation includes a provision that would prevent instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public school curriculum for kindergarten through third grade.

Republican legislation that critics say would intimidate and harm LGBTQ youth is heading to the North Carolina Senate floor.

RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Republican legislation that supporters argue would give North Carolina parents more say over their children's public schooling and health, but critics say would intimidate and harm LGBTQ youth, is heading to the Senate floor after another affirmative committee vote Tuesday.

A “Parents Bill of Rights” has cleared the way for a vote in the N.C.Senate after it was discussed Tuesday afternoon in the Senate Rules Committee.

After the well-publicized leak of a draft decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, it appears a majority of the court could overturn the current federal precedent — as laid out in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The decision is likely to be released in May or June. If the justices follow through on provisions of the draft opinion, states would begin to operate under rules of their own, whether already passed or new legislation inspired by the change in federal law.

Six-figure outlays during 2021 election campaigns were nothing unusual in the Capital...

It has been a startling evolution to witness in North Carolina. Republican lawmakers, long-standing friends of Christian values, are now touting for increased gambling.