by Rev. Mark Creech | Jul 4, 2026 | Education, Gambling, LGBTQ, Uncategorized
by Dr. Mark CreechDirector of Government RelationsReturn America The North Carolina General Assembly has now passed and sent Governor Josh Stein a roughly $34 billion State Budget. After a prolonged budget standoff, the final votes came Thursday, July 2, with the...
by Rev. Mark Creech | Jun 27, 2026 | Alcohol, Gambling, Government Accountability, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Uncategorized
by Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return AmericaThe Lumbee people have spoken, and they have done so with remarkable clarity. In a historic tribal vote, Lumbee voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed casino gambling and a...
by Rev. Mark Creech | Jun 13, 2026 | Alcohol, Marijuana, NC General Assembly, Public Safety, Sexuality, Social Media Harms, Uncategorized
By Dr. Mark CreechDirector of Government RelationsReturn America The following is a summary of bills that Return America has been monitoring more recently during the legislative session, including measures for which we have tracked committee activity, reviewed...
by Rev. Mark Creech | May 30, 2026 | Gambling, Uncategorized
How House Bills 921 and 198 Would Normalize Casino Culture in the Name of Charity Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America Not long ago, North Carolina treated casino gambling as dangerous enough to prohibit. Even now, state law permits “game...
by Rev. Mark Creech | May 23, 2026 | Alcohol, Gambling
by Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America Recently, Return America has been sounding the alarm about H.B. 921, the ABC & Gaming Omnibus Bill. That measure originally contained several troubling provisions that would have weakened North...
