Abortions in North Carolina dropped 31 percent in the month after the state’s 12-week abortion ban took effect, the largest of any state, according to a new analysis. The law took effect July 1, and there were 1,310 fewer abortions performed in the health system that month compared to June, the analysis from the Guttmacher … Continued
A multisite megachurch based in North Carolina has baptized 282 people in a single day, with all but three of the baptisms taking place at an outdoor ceremony. Biltmore Church, a congregation with seven campuses in the Tar Heel State, held a mass baptism event at a property in Fletcher on Sunday, baptizing 279 people … Continued
Five residents of Asheville, North Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit against the city Tuesday alleging racial discrimination based on the demographic quota system used to select membership to its Human Relations Commission. The five residents argue that the city refused to appoint them to the HRC because they are white. Initially suing the city earlier this month, the plaintiffs filed … Continued
State lawmakers plan to hold votes Thursday and Friday on a long-delayed $30 billion budget – without a controversial casino proposal that had stalled negotiations. House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger held a hastily scheduled news conference Tuesday night to announce their plans. Earlier in the day, they’d planned votes on two … Continued
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The North Carolina Legislature voted to successfully override six vetoes by Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday afternoon, putting the measures into law. One of those was Senate Bill 49, the Parents’ Bill of Rights. After the Senate voted to override, the House later overrode the veto of SB 49, enacting the Parents’ Bill … Continued
North Carolina Republican lawmakers overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes on Wednesday to pass six new laws, including enacting new restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights. Both the Senate and House voted to bypass Cooper on a trio of of bills impacting the LGBTQ+ community. One new law makes North Carolina the 23rd state to prohibit transgender … Continued
A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S. on a day when floods deluged communities in Kentucky and scorching heat smothered Phoenix and Miami. Parts of roofs were ripped open atop its massive buildings. The Pfizer plant … Continued
North Carolina has passed a law banning most abortions after 12 weeks gestation, with the state’s Republican-majority Legislature overriding a veto by Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper. The North Carolina General Assembly voted to override the governor’s veto on Senate Bill 20 on Tuesday, with the law scheduled to take effect on July 1. The House approved the … Continued
The North Carolina Senate on Thursday approved a 12-week ban on abortion, setting up a likely veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper after the House approved the measure on Wednesday. The upper chamber voted 29-20 to approve the ban, the New York Times reported. The Old North State currently bars abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. … Continued
The North Carolina state Senate has approved a pro-life bill, the Care for Women, Children and Families Act, to save thousands of babies from abortions. Pro-Life legislators in North Carolina have introduced a bill to ban abortions on unborn babies starting at 12 weeks and the state House signed off on the measure late Wednesday night. A … Continued
Constitutional carry legislation cleared the North Carolina House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 7-4 on Tuesday. The vote comes just over a month after Breitbart News reported the North Carolina legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) veto and ended the state requirement for law-abiding citizens to acquire a permit in order to buy a handgun. … Continued
With the US withdrawal from Afghanistan nearly two years ago, religious congregations across the country began extending an embrace to refugees. Partnering with resettlement agencies, they helped families escaping war and political turmoil settle into homes, find jobs, learn English and acclimate to life in the US. Now, in a corner of North Carolina, a … Continued
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