NC lawmakers advance ban on trans athletes in women s sports charlotteobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from charlotteobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Republicans expanded the scope of the bill Wednesday morning to include public and private colleges and universities. The bill originally applied to only middle and high schools. It requires that athletes play on teams based on their biological sex at birth and not their gender identity.
Identical bills filed in the N.C. House and Senate on Wednesday would prevent transgender students from playing middle and high school sports with other people of their gender.
Henderson County (Mar 24, 2023) - Freshman Rep. Jennifer Balkcom of Hendersonville is a primary sponsor of a high-profile bill filed in the General Assembly this week to prohibit China, Russia, Iran and other foreign adversaries and state-controlled entities from buying farmland, including property surrounding military bases.