Drugs & Crime

Marijuana’s Disastrous Effects

Traci DeVette Griggs | August 28, 2020
The debate over the legalization of marijuana has been going on for years, and more and more states have recently elected to legalize it READ

POV: China Targets Muslim Uyghurs in “Demographic Genocide”

Julie Tisdale | August 12, 2020
Earlier this year, a disturbing video started to make the rounds on social media. It showed what appeared to be hundreds of prisoners, shaved, READ

Protecting Children Through the EARN IT Act

Traci DeVette Griggs | August 1, 2020
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recently unanimously approved a bill called the EARN IT Act, which seeks to address the widespread availability of child READ

Surviving Human Trafficking

Traci DeVette Griggs | July 24, 2020
Human trafficking is an issue that has received more and more attention in recent years, as the truths about this modern form of slavery READ

State Department Releases 2020 Report on Human Trafficking

Makenna McCoy | July 24, 2020
The U.S. Department of State estimates that 25 million adults and children are victims of sex trafficking or forced labor across the world. The READ

Family and the American Dream

Traci DeVette Griggs | July 17, 2020
The so-called “American Dream” is an ideal rooted deeply in the founding of our nation. According to this ideal, many people can achieve prosperity READ

Status Update on the 2020 “Short” Legislative Session

NC Family Staff | July 8, 2020
As the North Carolina General Assembly slows down for the summer, NC Family wanted to take a minute to update you on some of READ

ALERT: General Assembly Fails to Address Smokable Hemp in NC Farm Act

NC Family Staff | June 9, 2020
The State House and Senate both passed an amended version of the Farm Act last week but only after removing a provision that would READ

FPCs Urge FDA and DHHS to Keep Restrictions on Abortifacient Drugs During COVID-19

Calley Mangum | April 22, 2020
Thirty-two Family Policy Council directors across the nation, including NC Family President John L. Rustin, have issued a letter to the U.S. Department of READ

Local Law Enforcement Fights Human Trafficking

Calley Mangum | February 10, 2020
Two major undercover sting operations in the past month have sought to combat human trafficking in North Carolina. Both Alamance and Durham County Sheriff’s READ

Gridlock Continues On Jones Street

NC Family Staff | January 15, 2020
With a Democratic Governor and a Republican majority in the State Legislature, it should come as no surprise that little was accomplished yesterday when READ

Yes! Talk About Religion and Politics (POV)

Traci DeVette Griggs | January 7, 2020
When it comes to getting along with others, many of us have bought into the old adage: “Never talk about religion or politics.”  Well, READ

Preventing Human Trafficking This Holiday Season

Calley Mangum | December 2, 2019
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol stumbled onto a potential human trafficking operation last week in Gaston County. Troopers stopped a car with Arizona READ

Not My Problem?

Josh Wester | November 13, 2019
Why people of all ages should care about gambling: I’m a Millennial. I oppose gambling. And the reasons are simple. The gambling industry is READ

Hemp Production Is Now Legal, But Questions Abound

Traci DeVette Griggs | November 8, 2019
A lot of questions about hemp were answered last week when the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued regulations on growing the plant. The new READ

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