It appears the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) have been providing free office space for years to the local branch of an organization with close ties to state and national, ... Keep Reading
Archives for November 2014
McCrory Should Listen to Voters on Medicaid Expansion
If he’s not careful, Gov. Pat McCrory may be on course to have a “Pence problem” in 2015. In the days immediately following the mid-term elections, Gov. Pat McCrory insisted ... Keep Reading
Waste of the Week: Swat-a-Litterbug
It wouldn’t make much sense to buy beer for alcoholics in an effort to reduce alcoholism. So why is the state using tax dollars to mail garbage to suspected litterers? That’s ... Keep Reading
Help Civitas Respond to Obama’s Abuse of Power
Tonight, President Obama released his "go it alone-I've got a phone and a pen" plan for immigration. He has bypassed Congress and ordered that many of the millions of illegal ... Keep Reading
Civitas President Available for Comment on Immigration Announcement
Nov. 20, 2014 MEDIA ALERT CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 (office), (919) 618-3484 (cell phone), francis.deluca@nccivitas.org RALEIGH – President Obama will ... Keep Reading
Waste of the Week: House Chamber Makeover
Last week visitors to the State Legislative Building in Raleigh were greeted with loud noises that left even well-informed legislators scratching their heads. The noises were ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll Correctly Predicts Senate Outcome
Survey Results Predicted Narrow Tillis Victory Nov. 12, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 francis.deluca@nccivitas.org “If turnout ... Keep Reading
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Waste of the Week: The Jim Hunt Institute
Taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize an organization engaged in coordinating with legislators to advance a political agenda. Unfortunately, this has been the case with The ... Keep Reading
Bill Gates: Hypocrisy 2.0
Billionaire Bill Gates, who has spent millions advocating for and implementing the Common Core Standards in 44 states and thousands of public schools across the United States, ... Keep Reading