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Bishop introduces resolution on ‘divisive threat’ of Critical Race Theory Raleigh Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) introduced a resolution outlining the Marxist roots of the Critical Race Theory and threat it poses to the United States. “I introduced a resolution that details the Marxist roots of CRT and the threat it poses to the American Republic,” Bishop tweeted. “CRT proponents cannot be allowed to conceal the foundations of their racist ideology.” Bishop has been involved in several previous bills aimed at ending all federal funding for teaching, training or promoting the controversial theory.
US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China, which quickly announced that it would conduct military maneuvers in retaliation for her presence. Soon after Pelosi’s arrival, China announced a series of military operations and drills, which followed promises of “resolute and strong measures” if Pelosi went through with her visit. Back in the United States, 26 Republican lawmakers issued a statement of rare bipartisan support for the Democratic speaker. The statement called trips by members of Congress to Taiwan routine. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Parent discovers unpublished 4-H policy bunking by gender identity at overnight camps
BY A.P. DILLON
Democrats delay primary order decision until after 2022 vote Washington, D.C. The Democratic Party delayed a decision on potentially reordering its primary calendar for the 2024 presidential election until after November’s midterm elections. The Democratic National Committee’s rules committee had planned to decide during meetings in Washington beginning next week whether to recommend that presidential voting should continue to begin with Iowa and New Hampshire. That’s amid calls by some party leaders and activists that more diverse states, including the current No. 3 and No. 4, Nevada and South Carolina, should move up. The party is considering factors like states’ racial and ethnic makeup, union membership rates and how big they are in terms of population and geography. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wall Street Journal: Families of Haley, Clyburn got casino shares Kings Mountain The husband of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and brother of U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn were given shares of a company that leased slot machines to a North Carolina tribal casino that needed political help to open last year, The Wall Street Journal reported. Clyburn’s brother and a spokesperson for Haley both said the men provided services for the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation’s casino in Kings Mountain. The newspaper said it reviewed documents from Kings Mountain Equipment Supply LLC, which gets 20 cents for every $1 in profits the new Catawba Two Kings Casino generates from its hundreds of slot machines. The casino has about 1,000 slot machines in temporary buildings. The Catawbas plan a permanent facility with a 29-story hotel that could triple the number of slot machines.
Budd and Tillis lead call for NC Attorney General to protect crisis pregnancy centers Stein has refused to remove injunction on state’s 20-week ban
By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — North Carolina U.S. Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) and U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) are leading an effort calling on North Carolina Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein to protect crisis pregnancy centers in the state and investigate vandalism that occurred at an Asheville clinic. In a July 29 letter, the lawmakers urge Stein to use the Freedom of Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act of 1994 to protect Crisis Pregnancy Centers in North Carolina. The lawmakers cite the attack on the Mountain Area Pregnancy Services in Asheville following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision returning abortion de-
cisions to the states where red graffiti left by the attackers read “if abortions aren’t safe neither are you!” “These despicable acts violate both North Carolina law and federal law. Specifically, the Freedom of Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act of 19943 protects clinics that support pregnant women and decline to perform abortions,” the letter to Stein reads. “This law empowers state Attorneys General such as yourself with the authority to seek civil relief for conduct that violates the FACE Act.” The letter goes on to say that “An anti-life group known as ‘Jane’s Revenge’ has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks against Crisis Pregnancy Centers, including the attack against Mountain Area Pregnancy Services. We urge you to use every resource at your disposal— both civil and criminal—to proSee STEIN, page A2
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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to federal judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021.
Policy is given to camp agents and discussed verbally if parents ask
this policy,” Brinson said. “Furthermore, he said, they were not allowed to publish this policy due to the federal funds that they received.” In an interview with North By A.P. Dillon State Journal, Yoder said that North State Journal the policies are “consistent with RALEIGH — A parent that the federal government and was considering sending their with N.C. State University” and child to an overnight 4-H camp that “every land grant Universirun by the N.C. State 4-H Co- ty across the country that runs a operative Extension discovered 4-H program is operating under that campers can be assigned the same policies and every for to sleeping accommodations by every youth camp, or youth organization that accepts federal their preferred gender identity. The policy was not given to money.” Yoder said the polparents prior to enicy “has been in place rolling their children for several years.” He at 4-H camps. Paralso said they are not ent Van Brinson tells “If this is going opposed to sharing North State Journal the policy document he had signed his to be their with parents and had 11-year-old daughter policy, then not shared it earlier up for a weeklong as there was nothing “Fur, Fish and Game” parents need to in writing in place 4-H overnight camp be informed.” earlier this year. this summer. The “We were instructcamp was held in the ed that this is someRichmond County Van Brinson thing we talk about town of Ellerbe. with people, but we “I find this exceptionally deceptive,” Brinson don’t share it with people,” Yodsaid. “If this is going to be their er said when asked if the policy policy, then parents need to be had been shared with parents in informed. I am not anti-trans, the past. As of the publication of this or anything else. I am, however, article, the policy document still staunchly pro-information.” Brinson said he only found does not appear on the NCSU’s out about it after a phone call to 4-H website, 4-H camps portion make sure he had all of his pa- of the website nor is it under perwork in order at which time the parent resources. The only he inquired about cabin assignments and was told they were set See CAMPS, page A2 up by age and gender. “As an afterthought, and because I was aware of similar situation that occurred in another state, I asked how the camp decided who was a boy and who was a girl,” Brinson said. “When I asked, the lady on the phone got very quiet. Then, after a pause, she told me that the children would be assigned to cabins based on their perceived gender, or the gender that their parents tell the camp the child prefers.” “So, I asked, my daughter could be in a cabin with a male for sleepover camp and the answer was, yes, that could happen,” said Brinson. Brinson was also told if any counselors identified as transgender, the camp would allow them to bunk under the gender they identify as. Additionally, when Brinson asked if parents were going to be informed of the policy, the camp’s director Sarah Moss told him she would pass his concerns “up the chain.” After several follow-up emails to Moss, Brinson finally was contacted by Mike Yoder, the Associate Director & State Program Leader attached to 4-H at N.C. State University. “Mr. Yoder informed me that there was no plan to announce