The Obama administration made a “directive” to public schools that they are to open up women’s locker rooms and restrooms to the opposite sex. It is not an executive order. It is not an administrative regulation. This has no force of law or legal authority behind...
Some special interest groups in Pennsylvania have tried to sell elected officials on the notion that if Pennsylvania is to compete with other states we must pass the proposed Bathroom Bills - HB 1510 & SB 974. So what is the economic landscape of states with...
Joseph Backholm, the president of our sister organization in Washington State - the Family Policy Institute of Washington, has asked some important questions to college students on gender identity and the differences between men and women. The response is rather...
Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are saying HB1510 & SB974 - PA's Bathroom Bills - have nothing to do with bathrooms. So, let's clear this up for everyone: HB 1510 & SB 974 would add the special status of “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” and "gender...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says North Carolina is "wrong" and, therefore, wants men to be able to access women's restrooms and showers. What's worse, Governor Wolf has made it his #1 non-budget priority to pass proposed Bathroom Bills - HB 1510 & SB 974 -...
Victory for our First Amendment freedoms A graduate student in psychology was about four weeks away from completing a year-long internship necessary for obtaining a master’s degree, when a Chestnut Hill College Dean wrote the student an alarming email. The Dean...
HB 649 - the bad Pennsylvania proposal for state-sponsored online and video gambling - will not be voted on this year as part of any...
In the midst of budget deliberations, some PA lawmakers believe a good solution is our government getting more involved with gambling. The idea is simple in their mind - just pass HB 649 and each year we can reach inside the hat of online and video gambling and...
UPDATE: HB 649 will not be voted on this year as part of any state budget deals. Click here to read more about this early Christmas present for Pennsylvania families. State lawmakers are over five months overdue in passing a budget yet are rushing to vote on...
The budget is not the only thing being debated on by members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In a 96-93 vote on Wednesday, the PA House added an amendment to the already dangerous HB 649 that would allow video gambling in private clubs and taverns. 96...