The head of the John Locke Foundation praised the nation’s highest court Wednesday for its unanimous decision in a donor privacy case from New Jersey.
Taken together, these four laws tell a larger story about 2025. Even in a challenging political environment, NC lawmakers advanced policies that expanded opportunity, protected privacy, restrained government overreach, and defended individual liberty.
The Power Bill Reduction Act and the Personal Privacy Protection Act were passed into law following NCGA overrides of Gov. Stein's vetoes.
As North Carolina continues to grapple with these issues, policymakers must remember that the principles at stake — free speech, free association, and protection from government intimidation — are not negotiable.
Senate Bill 416, titled the Personal Privacy Protection Act, cleared the General Assembly and now sits on the desk of Gov. Josh Stein for consideration.
Imagine if every time you donated to a cause you believe in—be it an environmental group, pro-life advocacy, or criminal justice reform—you had to worry that your name might wind up on a government list and made public to those who opposed the cause.
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private. On Tuesday, the Senate judiciary committee voted to advance the Personal Privacy Protection Act sponsored by Sens. Warren Daniel, R-Burke; Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell; and Tim Moffitt, R-Henderson.
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a measure that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private. “This legislation is unnecessary and may limit transparency with political contributions,” Cooper said in a statement as the reason he rejected the privacy measure on Friday. The text of Senate Bill 636 would have prevented governments from compelling nonprofits to...
The U.S. Supreme Court backed donor privacy in a decision released Thursday, July 1. The closely watched ruling was based on a case from California in which the state’s then-Attorney General Kamala Harris tried to require nonprofit organizations to disclose the identities of donors by requiring them to file an unredacted “Schedule B” with their...
Taxpayers deserve to know how their money is being spent, and private citizens deserve protection from government overreach into their lives. These seem like simple concepts, right? The establishment left in North Carolina seems to disagree. Progressives are performing acrobatic leaps to justify their opposition to two bills introduced this legislative session – and in...
A measure that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private was approved in the N.C. Senate Tuesday. The 28-21 vote fell along party lines, with Republicans voting in favor of SB636. Despite assertions from some Democrats who said it could shield political “dark money” from public disclosure, the bill does not change the reporting requirements...
