The cover story for the May-June issue of the newspaper delves into the latest Civitas polls, which reveals a slight uptick for NC Republicans and fatigue over the Mueller ... Keep Reading
Archives for June 2019
NC Budget Compromise: What You Need to Know
by Leah Byers and Brian Balfour This spring, the North Carolina House and Senate have been working on their budget proposals. After weeks of negotiation, the two chambers ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Half of North Carolinians identify as pro-life
The cover story for the April issue of NC Capitol Connection reveals that half of the state identifies as pro-life and 40 percent identify as pro-choice. Ten percent are undecided. ... Keep Reading
Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget dissonance
A previous version of this press release referenced an older version of Senate Bill 361, which has since been modified and now excludes expansion of innovation waivers. Please ... Keep Reading
Tillis’ declining favorability, Forest versus Cooper, and millennials living with nuns
This week we discuss Senator Tillis' declining favorability numbers and examine what North Carolinians think about Joe Biden and Senator Warren. Also, how does Lt. Gov. Forest do ... Keep Reading
The Case Against Medicaid Expansion
State Senate budget leaders laid out the case against Medicaid expansion Expanding the state’s Medicaid program would be a band-aid on the larger healthcare access problem and ... Keep Reading
Forest trails Cooper in governor’s race poll – implications for 2020
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper leads potential Republican challenger Lt. Gov. Dan Forest in June 2019 Civitas Poll Initial poll results provide insights about the starting line ... Keep Reading
A cure worse than the disease: Internet speech regulations hurt more than they help
By Matt Nese and Donald Bryson Would elections be more secure if it was harder for Americans to speak about them? That bizarre proposition has been put into legislation in North ... Keep Reading
ICE detainers, pistol permits, and lessons from our fathers
This week, we discuss a bill that would require North Carolina cities to honor ICE detainer requests. We also explore the reasons why a new bill related to pistol permits is a ... Keep Reading
School choice opponents want people to only listen – not think
School Choice opponents want people to only listen – not think At the June 5th Cato-Civitas school choice event former Democratic State Sen. Joel Ford was one of five ... Keep Reading