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Story Archives 2012
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CA Marriage Amendment Ruled Unconstitutional
The legal battle over the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s marriage amendment, continues its journey to the U.S. Supreme Court, after a federal appeals court issued its long-awaited ruling in the case yesterday. (Feb 8) more
National Marriage Week Begins
Today marks the beginning of the 10th National Marriage Week in the United States. (Feb 7) more
ACLU Targets Prayer at the Legislature
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation is using the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision not to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling in the Forsyth County public prayer case to attack the General Assembly’s historical practice of opening legislative sessions with uncensored prayers. (Feb 6) more
Komen Reverses Grant Decision
In a surprising reversal, the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced today that they would no longer be ending grants to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. (Feb 3) more
North Carolina Over-Taxed
The Tax Foundation’s annual 2012 State Business Tax Climate Index found that North Carolina suffers from the seventh worst tax system in the country. (Feb 3) more
Komen Ends Planned Parenthood Grants
In a decision heralded by pro-life advocates, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has announced that they are ceasing grants to the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. (Feb 2) more
Sixth Circuit Defends Religious Liberty
In an important ruling issued last week recognizing that “tolerance is a two-way street,” a federal appeals court defended the First Amendment rights of a counseling student at Eastern Michigan University who was expelled by the university because of her religious beliefs about homosexuality. (Feb 1) more
Religious Leaders Oppose Mandate
A host of Christian leaders and universities are resisting the Obama Administration’s announcement that nearly all employers, including religious universities and hospitals, will be required to provide health plans to employees that include coverage for contraceptive and sterilization services. (Jan 31) more
Record School Choice Expansion
A record number of America’s children are enrolled in private school choice programs for the 2011-2012 school year after “the largest expansion of education opportunity in American history,” according to the Alliance for School Choice. (Jan 30) more
Orange County Opposes Marriage Amendment
The Orange County Board of Commissioners has adopted a resolution formally opposing the Marriage Protection Amendment, which will be considered by North Carolina voters on May 8, 2012. (Jan 27) more
CDC Analyzes Teen Mom Contraception Use
About half of teen mothers in a government survey were using contraception when they became pregnant, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Jan 26) more
NC Primary on Schedule
A three-judge panel has unanimously declined to delay the filing period and primary election date for North Carolina’s 2012 elections. (Jan 25) more
NC Improved Pro-Life Ranking
North Carolina is ranked as the 25th most pro-life state in the nation, moving up four spots from a 2011 ranking as the 29th most pro-life state, according to a new report from Americans United for Life. (Jan 24) more
Feds Keep Contraceptive Mandate
Despite thousands of complaints and two lawsuits, a federal mandate requiring public and private group health plans to cover “all FDA-approved” contraceptives will not exempt religious hospitals and universities, according to an announcement made Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Jan 23) more
Faith Leaders Affirm Traditional Marriage
As pro-homosexual activists gear up to oppose a Marriage Protection Amendment in North Carolina, an impressively broad array of religious leaders have signed an “open letter to all Americans,” affirming the definition of marriage as only between one man and one woman, and warning of the significant threat that marriage redefinition poses to both religious freedom and “the common good.” (Jan 20) more
Perdue Seeks Tax Increase
Governor Beverly Perdue announced earlier this week that she intends to propose a budget for next year that will include a sales tax increase to help restore education funding cuts that were made to help balance the 2011-2012 budget. (Jan 19) more
Supreme Court Refuses Forsyth Prayer Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to clarify a nationwide standard regarding prayer at public government meetings by declining to hear an appeal of a case involving the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners’ public invocation policy that allows prayers to specific deities. (Jan 18) more
Sanctity of Human Life Day
On Sunday, January 22, pro-life advocates around our state and nation will join together in recognition of “Sanctity of Human Life Sunday,” an annual day set aside to honor the intrinsic value of human life, from conception to natural death. (Jan 17) more
Court Says Churches Can Choose Leaders
Churches have the right under the First Amendment to hire or fire their own ministers without the interference of the government’s employment discrimination laws, according to a landmark decision handed down Wednesday by the United States Supreme Court. (Jan 13) more
Sex Standards Promote Gender Confusion
A coalition of contraceptive-based sex education advocates and health organizations has released a set of proposed national standards for sex education in K-12 schools that includes the promotion of sexual and gender confusion in the classroom beginning in Kindergarten. (Jan 12) more
Judge Halts Dues Change
A Wake County judge has halted implementation of a recently-passed bill that would prevent the voluntary automatic deduction of association dues from the paychecks of North Carolina public school employees for the North Carolina Association of Educators, while continuing to allow voluntary payroll deduction for payments to other state employees’ associations. (Jan 11) more
Federal Abstinence Funds Restored
In the fading days of 2011, Congress and President Obama approved an omnibus appropriations bill that includes the restoration of $5 million in federal funding for abstinence-based sex education programs. (Jan 10) more
Supreme Court to Hear TV Decency Case
The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Tuesday in an important case that could determine the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s enforcement of a ban on the broadcast of indecent material on television during the hours when children are most likely watching. (Jan 9) more
Legislators Disallow Automatic Teacher Dues
In the wee hours Thursday morning, the General Assembly overrode a gubernatorial veto of a bill to eliminate automatic dues deductions from the paychecks of state employees who are members of the state’s largest teachers’ union. (Jan 6) more
New Year Brings New Laws and Tax
On January 1, a number of new laws passed by the North Carolina General Assembly in the 2011 session took effect, including stricter regulations on the sale of cold medicines aimed at stopping the production of methamphetamine, a restriction on running for more than one political office, and new requirements for teenage drivers. (Jan 5) more
GA Returns for Override Session
Legislators have returned to Raleigh today for a special veto override session, following the Governor’s recent veto of legislation that would reform the state’s Racial Justice Act. (Jan 4) more
Recession Still Affecting Children
A new report from the Brookings Institute examines the negative effects of the Great Recession on America’s children, including rising child poverty rates and dependence on government assistance programs. (Jan 3) more
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