Thomas Ross’ support for radical, left wing groups just continues to grow. Yesterday, we exposed how he funded the nefarious organization ACORN and now, this report highlights his support for abortion and gay rights. In the second installment of the three-part series examining the new President, I expose just how much money he funneled to [...]
Life/Family Issues Archives
- Aug30
Meet Thomas Ross and his Lefty Friends
After an abrupt vote by the Board of Governors, Thomas Ross, former Superior Court Judge and Executive Director of left-wing charitable organization Z. Smith Reynolds, becomes next in line to be President of the UNC system. Now he will preside over 200,000 students at 16 campuses across the state. A quick look into his background, [...]
- Aug23
New Sex Ed Curriculum Takes Effect This Semester
As parents and students prepare for the first day of school they check off the normal list; school supplies, new clothes and bus routes. Yet one part is very different from last year: sex education. In 2009, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Healthy Youth Act which instructs schools to teach a more contraception-focused [...]
- Aug10
Marriage Rally Draws Crowd
The theme of this afternoon’s rally: inform state legislators that NC has the right to vote on a constitutional amendment defining marriage. Dozens of people gathered outside the state capital to take part in the National Organization for Marriage “Summer for Marriage Tour: Raleigh.” Rev. March Creech of the Christian Action League spoke to the [...]
- 2Aug10
UNC Students Subsidize Abortion Through Mandated Health Coverage.
Students for Life of America has learned that health insurance offered to UNC System students, who are now required to have health insurance as a condition of enrollment, covers elective abortions. The health insurance plan offered through the university for those students who do not have health insurance otherwise is through Pearce & Pearce. The [...]
- Aug10
Marriage Rally Today!
Today the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) along with local group NC4Marriage will host a rally at the state capital. The “Summer for Marriage Tour 2010: One Man One Woman Rally” hopes to remind the NC General Assembly that North Carolinians support a state amendment declaring marriage as between one man and one woman. The [...]
- 2Aug04
BREAKING NEWS: Prop 8 Overturned in California
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8- which legally defined marriage as between a man and a woman—violated the U.S. Constitution. You can read the ruling here and news coverage here and here. Proposition 8 was approved nearly two years ago by voters in California who support marriage as the union between [...]
- Jul28
Senator Hagan still debating whether to support extending tax cuts
Senator Kay Hagan is on record now supporting continuing tax cuts set to expire if they only benefit the “middle class.” Our analysis shows all the cuts affect that population in some way. See the latest Civitas Report at the “Transparency” link above.
- Jul22
The Civitas Report
NAACP uses busing rally to motivate voter base http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbn_moShw14
- Jul16
One sweepstakes parlor owner claims ban may not go into effect in December
Robert Earnhardt runs a sweepstakes parlor in the town of Franklinville, according to the Asheboro Courier-Tribune. The paper reports he asked the town board this week to reduce the taxes imposed on his business. Those privilege levies could bring in thousands of dollars of revenue for the town. The General Assembly approved a ban on [...]
- Jul09
Daycare Goes Kosher – Nanny Bill Passes Senate
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own [...]
- Jul07
Sweepstakes parlors banned by the legislature
The state House concurred with a Senate bill to ban Internet sweepstakes parlors by a vote of 86-27. The ban takes effect in December. Members of the House Black Caucus argued against the ban. They want to regulate and tax the games. Democratic Representative Marvin Lucas said it was an attempt to legislate morality. He [...]
- 1Jul06
Pregnant Minors “Bypass” State Law and Parents
Pregnant minors can now obtain an abortion without the permission of their parents, even if state law says they must. The School of Government at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill released “guides” informing pregnant minors of a process termed “judicial bypass.” By following the “practical steps,” pregnant minors may be able to “bypass” parental [...]
- Jun21
Senate approves Internet sweepstakes ban
The Senate Monday night approved a ban on Internet sweepstakes cafes in North Carolina. It does not prohibit sweepstakes used for products sold in stores. The measure passed 47-1. The one dissenting vote was from Democratic Senator Julia Boseman of Wilmington. She is sponsoring a bill that would legalize the sweepstakes games and tax them. [...]
- Jun17
State Senate committee passes video poker and sweepstakes ban
The Senate took a bill that came over from the House, gutted it and substituted language that would ban video poker and Internet sweepstakes cafes. House bill 80 was approved by the Senate Judiciary I Committee and is slated for a vote on the Senate floor Monday night (6/21). If approved then the House would [...]
- Jun16
Civitas Legislative Report
Citizens rally at the General Assembly to protest forced annexation
- Apr19
Phyllis Schlafly: Feminism vs. Conservatism
North Carolina welcomes Phyllis Schafly tonight at UNC-Chapel Hill. Sponsored by the Committee for a Better Carolina, the UNC-CH College Republicans, the Network of enlightened Women, and Young America’s Foundation, the event will begin at 7:00pm in Howell 104. Phyllis Schlafly is president of Eagle Forum, a national volunteer policymaking organization with 80,000 members and chapters [...]
- Mar16
Wake Decision on Elective Abortion Coverage
Throughout the last month, many have debated whether to include health care coverage for county employees seeking elective abortions. Last night, the Wake County Board of Commissioners made a decision. From the N&O: After a pointed legal and moral debate, the Wake County Board of Commissioners agreed Monday to restore insurance coverage for elective abortions for [...]
- Mar08
Defend Marriage in North Carolina
The latest installment in the Civitas Institute Agenda “20 Changes for 2010: A Primer for State Reform” focuses on strengthening state marriage laws in North Carolina. I recommend echoing the two-thirds of North Carolina voters who support passing a constitutional amendment and declare that marriage is defined as one man and one woman. A Defense of Marriage Act [...]
- 1Feb16
Bible Studies In Public Education?
If you thought that the Wake County School Board was having fun with controversy (in spite of being elected with their issues on the table) the Tennessee Board of Education has brought forth a bible class for public schools. Beginning in the fall of 2010 high schools that want to teach students from the Bible [...]