Recent media reports have unveiled some of the state government agency spending reductions submitted to Gov. Perdue at her request. Predictably, the revelations prompted ... Keep Reading
Archives for November 2010
Trim the Budget: Your Answers
Civitas has been busy looking for ways to cut the budget, and last week we asked you for your suggestions. Here's some of what we received. Require immediate 5% reduction in ... Keep Reading
Public Fishing Piers Perceived as Job Creators
Five goals that spell out the purpose of three North Carolina Aquarium fishing piers do not mention the word jobs. The three piers are Jennette’s Pier – currently ... Keep Reading
Charter Schools: A New Wind Blowing
One area where the new majority in the General Assembly is likely to take quick action is charter schools. Established in 1996, charter schools were intended to allow schools the ... Keep Reading
Chris Hayes on Viewpoints Radio Show 11-19-10
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The Shoe Fits, Now Wear It
The late Nobel-prize winning economist Milton Friedman once famously observed: “Nobody spends someone else’s money as carefully as he spends his own. Nobody uses somebody else’s ... Keep Reading
Help North Carolina Escape The Budget Crisis
On November 2 North Carolinians voted for a complete change in legislative leadership for the first time in over a century. Yet the fiscal problems facing North Carolina are huge. ... Keep Reading
Civitas Conversations – 2010 New NC Legislators
The results of the 2010 North Carolina election brings in a wave of new state legislators for the 2011 term. Because of the tremendous amount of change in the upcoming legislative ... Keep Reading
Thanksgiving Week Interactive Quiz
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Free Market Academy Video
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