According to government statistics, the economy has seen 96 months in a row of positive economic growth. Since the depths of the great recession, more than 12 million jobs have ... Keep Reading
Archives for August 2017
North Carolina: The School Choice State?
School choice has changed the educational landscape in North Carolina Where offered, school choice options have grown and expanded. Since 2006-07, 72 percent of K-12 ... Keep Reading
New Civitas Poll Reveals Sentiments of Fastest Growing Voting Bloc
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll reveals how unaffiliated voters in North Carolina view state and national issues. The full text of all questions can be found here. All ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Unaffiliated Voters Want Obamacare Repeal
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll has found that a combined 78 percent of likely North Carolina unaffiliated voters say they want an Obamacare repeal of some kind. The full text ... Keep Reading
If 2016 Election Were Held Again, Unaffiliated Voters Would Vote Trump
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll has found that 43 percent of likely North Carolina unaffiliated voters say if the presidential election were held again today, they would vote for ... Keep Reading
New Poll: Unaffiliated Voters Continue to Show Strong Support for Voter ID
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll has found that a large majority of likely North Carolina unaffiliated voters continue to support legislation requiring voters to show a photo ... Keep Reading
State Budget: It’s About More Than Numbers
State budgets often contain policies and signals indicating which way the legislature may act on a particular issue. Four examples: Education Lottery makes it possible to ... Keep Reading
Civitas President To Legislators: Send Money Directly to Cape Fear Region for GenX
RALEIGH – Today, Civitas President Col. Francis De Luca delivered a letter to North Carolina Senator Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore, urging them to take legislative ... Keep Reading
“Safe” Opioid Injection Sites: Are We Biting Off More Than We Can Chew?
Crying for a solution, a ground swell advocates for government-sanctioned opioid injection sites. Motives behind this initiative appear well intentioned, but mask serious ... Keep Reading
Civil, Charitable Communities Get Crowded Out by Big Nanny State
Rebuilding a healthy civil society requires a renewed commitment to civic virtue. Civic virtue is oftentimes thwarted by big government entitlement spending and crony capitalist ... Keep Reading