Civitas Institute's budget policy analyst, Brian Balfour, discusses Gov. Perdue's new budget with host, Jeff Mixon. ... Keep Reading
Archives for March 2009
March 2009 Poll Results
[civitas_poll id="2009_03"] ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Legislative Leaders Largely Unknown
Less than one in five aware Raleigh, N.C. – Leadership of the N.C. House and Senate are relatively unknown to North Carolina voters, according to a new poll released today ... Keep Reading
Another Federal Bailout
This article originally appeared in the Charlotte Observer on March 29, 2009. If state government were a business, this bailout would be outrageous The latest federal bailout is ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill Of the Week: 3/27/2009
This “Bad Bill of the Week” is a piece of legislation that will fundamentally change North Carolina government at the state and local levels for the worse. It will ... Keep Reading
Dispelling Myths About 287(g)
This article was originally published in the News and Observer on March 26, 2009. Judging from all the negative attention 287(g) has attracted lately, you would think it was ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Potential Candidate Cooper Holds Slight Advantage over Burr for 2010
Raleigh, N.C. – Senator Richard Burr (R) trails rumored challenger state Attorney General Roy Cooper (D) by three-points in the race for the North Carolina 2010 U.S. Senate ... Keep Reading
Trent Seibert Luncheon Video
Journalist Trent Seibert came to Civitas recently and gave an intensive two-day workshop on investigative journalism. There was also a luncheon on the first day of training where ... Keep Reading
10 Things You Need to Know about 287(g): A Response to the ACLU/UNC Study
In mid-February 2009, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina and the Immigration and Human Rights Policy Clinic of UNC-Chapel Hill issued a report declaring ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Voter’s Voice Opinion on Budget Priorities
Reject Tax Increases, Fickle on Spending Cuts Raleigh, N.C. – As North Carolina lawmakers attempt to solve this year’s $2.2 billion budget deficit and craft the budget ... Keep Reading