Raleigh, N.C. – Sixty-three percent of North Carolina voters support legislation to protect their right to opt out of the federal health care law, according to a new poll released ... Keep Reading
Archives for January 2011
The Daycare Dilemma
2011 finds North Carolina in the abyss of recession: high unemployment, low private sector job growth, and state government scrambling to fill a $3.7 billion budget hole. In a year ... Keep Reading
National Board Certification in North Carolina: Time for a Closer Look
Over 2,200 North Carolina teachers received National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification in 2010. The addition of this year’s class of teachers ... Keep Reading
Optimism is Great, but Where are the Jobs?
The January 2011 announcement of 1,900 jobs lost at the American Express Greensboro location is more jobs lost in Guilford County than in all of 2010 closings and layoffs put ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Recession Is Not Over According to NC Voters
Raleigh, N.C. – The “great” recession has not ended in the opinion of 81 percent of North Carolina voters according to a new poll released today by the Civitas ... Keep Reading
House Cleans House
Republican House leadership acted swiftly on the first day of session to both consolidate their newfound power and allay Democratic concerns of being relegated to minority party ... Keep Reading
Senate Sets Session’s Tone
Within minutes of the legislative body taking the oath of office, Senate leadership pushed through a number of procedural reforms that were at times contentious and other times ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Perdue Primary Support for Second Term Under 30 Percent
Raleigh, N.C. – Just 29 percent of Democratic and unaffiliated voters say they would vote for Gov. Bev Perdue in a Democratic primary, according to a new poll released today by the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Quiz – 1/24/11
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Increased Communication Vital for Liberty
The recent shooting spree against U.S. Democratic Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords of Arizona shocked the political world, a world already riddled with very little compromise and ... Keep Reading