Though the election was over, our November/December NC Capitol Connection showed Civitas was still fighting for election fairness by taking legal action to ensure all votes are ... Keep Reading
Archives for January 2017
Oct. 2016 Civitas Newspaper: Study Highlights NC Gains
A new academic study shows that the state's 2013 tax and fiscal reforms are paying off in the form of more jobs, bigger paychecks, as an earlier study predicted. It also ... Keep Reading
Sept. 2016 Civitas Newspaper: Tax Reform Worked
The Sept. 2016 edition of NC Capitol Connection heralded a report tying the state's economic growth to the tax and fiscal reforms of 2013. The paper also followed election and ... Keep Reading
New Hanover County Schools Join Civitas CLF Lawsuit
RALEIGH – New Hanover County Schools have signed on with the Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) as plaintiff in a suit filed against the North Carolina Attorney ... Keep Reading
New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of NC Voters Polled Want More Educational Options for Their Children
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas Poll shows that 70 percent of North Carolina likely voters polled believe that "state lawmakers need to do more to expand educational options for ... Keep Reading
‘Nonpartisan’ Redistricting Is Just a Fantasy
· Drawing legislative districts is inherently partisan. · Such proposals would take power away from the voters. Legislative redistricting reform proponents on ... Keep Reading
Six Reasons People Won’t Use Triangle Light Rail
Light rail is far more expensive than other more efficient transportation options Very few Americans use public transit, especially light rail, requiring massive taxpayer ... Keep Reading
Atkinson’s criticism of school choice is false and telling
Outgoing State Superintendent Atkinson offered misguided criticism of school choice But traditional “public schools” are really ‘district schools,’ and don’t accept ... Keep Reading
Supreme Court Shuts Down Lower Court Ruling to Redraw State Districts
On Tuesday, it was announced that the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a lower court ruling ordering North Carolina legislators to redraw state legislative districts. The lower court ... Keep Reading
Stop Roy Cooper from a Lawless Expansion of a Failing Welfare Program!
Roy Cooper has announced his intention to expand Medicaid by executive action. Expanding medicaid is not only illegal under existing state law, but is bad policy for the health of ... Keep Reading