March 11, 2010

20 Changes for 2010

A majority of North Carolina voters believe state government is failing them. According to Civitas Institute January 2010 polling results, 54 percent of likely voters believe that the state is on the "wrong track," compared to only 31 percent who replied that the state is headed in the right direction. North Carolina deserves better. (Read More...)

February 9, 2010

10 Worst Federal Stimulus Projects in North Carolina

After researching the federal government’s website charged with tracking stimulus spending, the Civitas Institute has created its list of The 10 Worst Federal Stimulus Projects in North Carolina. Among the questionable contracts identified by the Civitas Institute are cocaine for monkeys and hot flash studies. (Read More...)

March 9, 2010


Results Don’t Justify Wake’s Diversity Policy

For years supporters of Wake County Schools (WCPSS) diversity plan have preached with evangelistic zeal the importance of mixing students of different economic and racial backgrounds as a way to boost minority student achievement. These developments have obscured an important fact: Wake’s diversity policy has produced disappointing results in the classroom.

Bob Luebke

20 Changes For 2010: Defense of Marriage Act

In 2009, North Carolina state legislators had the opportunity to enact a constitutional amendment declaring marriage as the union between one man and one woman. However, the Defense of Marriage Act, introduced this session in the House as HB 361 and in the Senate as SB 272, was blocked for a fifth straight session by opponents in committee.

Jessica Custer

Public Financing Folly

Chapel Hill's voter-owned elections program had its first run in 2009 and is already being heralded as a success. Supporters say the municipal elections achieved all of the aims that taxpayer-funded campaigns are meant to achieve. The only thing that public financing really achieved, however, was victory for the candidates who used it.

Sara Hardin


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