The Senate has taken a new approach to funding for select line items, nonprofits, and other non-state entities. All told, 32 organizations and state divisions have been put on ... Keep Reading
Archives for May 2007
Marriage Amendment Blocked
For four years an effort to change North Carolina’s Constitution to protect the institution of marriage has languished in legislative purgatory at the General Assembly. ... Keep Reading
What Lies Beneath: “Hidden” Costs of Government in the Budget
The FY2007-09 budget bill recently approved by the House increases the price of state government by $637 for a family of four compared to last year. This continues an alarming ... Keep Reading
COPs and Robbers: Certificates of Participation Replace Bond Referendums
In light of the rapid expansion of long-term state debt and changes in how capital projects are being financed in North Carolina, it is imperative that legislators restore public ... Keep Reading
Outside the General Fund
The General Fund Availability Statement of the House budget states that General Fund appropriations are $20.3 billion. This sum is paid with revenues from taxes, fees, transfers ... Keep Reading
An Interstate Compact to Award Presidential Electors?
By Brian Mullis Senate Bill 954, sponsored by Senator Daniel Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg), proposes entangling North Carolina in an interstate compact that instructs the ... Keep Reading
Public Employee Collective Bargaining: Bad Policy for North Carolina
Both the House and the Senate are currently considering legislation that would overturn the state’s ban on collective bar- gaining for public employee unions. Extending ... Keep Reading
Coverage Mandates: Is Mental Health Next?
A coverage mandate is a legal requirement that dictates that all health insurance policies sold in North Carolina cover certain services, providers, and groups of people. Mandates ... Keep Reading
May 2007 DecisionMaker Poll
Civitas Institute's May 2007 DecisionMaker poll. ... Keep Reading
A Tale of Broken Promises…House Budget Keeps “Temporary” Taxes, Lacks Fiscal Discipline
The newly released House version of the 2007-2009 budget increases spending by 7.4 percent, continues the “temporary” taxes yet again, and features some proposed ... Keep Reading