The recent abrupt departure of Tony Tata as secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has left many in government and political circles in Raleigh and ... Keep Reading
Archives for July 2015
Charter School Update: a Mixed Bag
While charter schools continue to attract students and expand in record numbers, the current legislative session can best be described as a mixed bag for the 148 charter schools ... Keep Reading
Bill Seeks to Rein In Educational Bureaucracy
“We’ve got a loaded docket, so let’s go ahead and get started,” Senator Louis Pate, Co-Chairman of the Senate Health Care Committee, said to a crowded room in the Legislative ... Keep Reading
June 2015 Civitas Poll
The June 2015 Civitas Poll of registered North Carolina voters sheds light on voters’ presidential preferences more than a year ahead of the actual polling. These questions were ... Keep Reading
July 2015 Civitas Newspaper
The July, 2015 edition of our newspaper included an analysis of the state Senate and House budgets; how an NC millionaire is backing the global warming movement; the Center on for ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Central Planners Never Learn
With the economic collapse of the last decade brought on largely due to the bursting of the housing bubble, does anybody still think it a good idea for government to encourage ... Keep Reading
School Choice Event Resources
Resources from the Wake Forest School Choice Event Final Report: The Wake Forest Option: Can School Choice Spur Economic Development and Regional Prosperity? By: Nathan ... Keep Reading
Renewable Mandates Causing NC Energy Rates to Rise Faster than Regional, National Averages
Passage of the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (REPS) in North Carolina in 2007 contributed to North Carolina’s electricity rates rising more than twice as rapidly as national ... Keep Reading
End Costly State Mandates on Electric Power
In 2007, North Carolina legislators enacted a renewable energy portfolio standard. Simply put, these standards require that a certain percentage of energy provided by NC utilities ... Keep Reading
Event to Spotlight School Choice, Economic Growth
RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute will bring researchers and experts together on July 15 to examine how school choice might affect economic growth in a community. “Choice and ... Keep Reading