The most recent Civitas Poll of North Carolina voters compared their current views with the positions of voters in May 2005, when Civitas took its first poll. Despite ... Keep Reading
Archives for May 2015
Bad Bill of the Week: 10 Reasons the House Budget is a Bad Bill
Late last week the North Carolina House passed its FY 2015-17 budget proposal. The spending plan would appropriate $22.16 billion in the coming year, an increase of 6.3 percent ... Keep Reading
Tell Legislators to Hold the Line on Spending
Did we suddenly go back in time 10 years? Based on the $1.3 Billion dollar NC House budget expansion, it looks like liberals are back in control of the state House. The House ... Keep Reading
BIG SOLAR III: PAC Funnels Cronies’ Money to Candidates
In two previous articles, we examined how Republican political consultants in North Carolina have pushed the agenda of Big Solar – the solar power companies and their millionaire ... Keep Reading
Poll Reflects Decade of NC Voters’ Views
The most recent Civitas Poll of North Carolina voters compared their current views with the positions of voters in May 2005, when Civitas took its first poll. Despite ... Keep Reading
Survey Shows NC Voters Strongly Favor Tax Cuts, Spending Limits
May 19, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 francis.deluca@nccivitas.org Civitas Polls Show Anti-Spending Beliefs Span a Decade RALEIGH ... Keep Reading
May 2015 Civitas Newspaper
The May 2015 NC Capitol Connection highlighted how Big Solar -- the insiders and lobbyists who tout renewable energy mandates -- have pushed legislators to support the mandates. ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Increasing Fees on Barbers
North Carolina requires occupational licensing for more than 700 professions, which generates an absurd amount of bureaucracy and red tape. Occupational licensing forces people to ... Keep Reading
NC Voters: UNC Costs Enough Already
May 18, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis X. De Luca francis.deluca@nccivitas.org 919-834-2099 Jenna A. Robinson jarobinson@popecenter.org ... Keep Reading
Poll Shows Decade of Change, Stability in NC Voters’ Views
May 14, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 francis.deluca@nccivitas.org Civitas Poll Compares Answers to Those in Its First Poll, from ... Keep Reading