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NCGA Summer: Bills to Watch

NC Family Staff | July 13, 2021
The North Carolina General Assembly was back in session today, after taking last week off for the July 4th holiday. As state lawmakers resume READ

The Dangerous Precedent of the Catawba Casino Bill

Paul Stam | June 22, 2021
The following op-ed by former Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives, Paul “Skip” Stam, appeared in the Charlotte Observer last READ

NC Supreme Court Upholds Ban on “Games of Chance”

John Rustin | June 16, 2021
The North Carolina Supreme Court once again upheld the state’s ban on “games of chance” when it ruled last week that Crazie Overstock Promotions, READ

ACTION ALERT: Catawba Casino Bill Scheduled for Committee Hearing in D.C.

NC Family Staff | May 24, 2021
This Wednesday, May 26, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources is scheduled to hear a bill that would essentially codify in federal law READ

VIDEO: Crossover Day at the NCGA

NC Family Staff | May 14, 2021
Crossover Day is Here! The North Carolina General Assembly just passed its “crossover deadline,” which is the date by which bills must pass from one READ

Betting on March Madness

John Stonestreet | March 25, 2021
*This article originally appeared on the Colson Center for Christian Worldview’s BreakPoint Podcast* March Madness, the NCAA Division 1 national basketball tournament, is back READ

NC Family Urges N.C.’s Federal Lawmakers to Stand Against Tribal Gambling

NC Family Staff | March 3, 2021
NC Family has sent letters to North Carolina’s congressional delegation urging our federal lawmakers to stand against the potential expansion of tribal gambling in READ

Governor Cooper Signs Gambling Compact with Catawba Indian Nation

NC Family Staff | January 25, 2021
According to surprising news reports over the weekend, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has entered into a tribal-state compact with the South Carolina-based Catawba READ

ALERT! Bills Moving in Congress Could Make NC Gambling Capital of the East!

NC Family Staff | November 30, 2020
Two bills currently working their way through the U.S. Congress could bring massive tribal gambling casinos to North Carolina, making our state the Gambling READ

Voters In Multiple States Decide About Life, Drugs, Gambling & Marriage

NC Family Staff | November 20, 2020
The selection of candidates for local, state, and federal offices were not the only choices confronting voters on Election Day in a number of READ

Early Voting Starts Today!

NC Family Staff | October 15, 2020
One-Stop Early Voting in North Carolina begins today and ends Saturday, October 31. During this period, you can register and vote on the same READ

SCOTUS Favors “Caesars Palace Over Calvary Chapel”

NC Family Staff | July 30, 2020
In another highly disappointing action, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the request of a Nevada church to be treated the same as bars, READ

SC-Based Indian Tribe Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for Casino in NC

John Rustin | July 22, 2020
The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation plans to hold a “groundbreaking ceremony” today on a tract of land in North Carolina where it intends 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

Governors Urged to Suspend State Lotteries During COVID-19 Pandemic

Calley Mangum | April 29, 2020
COVID-19 relief dollars began reaching the hands of citizens across our nation over the past few weeks, as the $2 trillion federal CARES Act READ

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