Join us for a discussion with Donald Bryson, Civitas' president and CEO, to hear what should be on every North Carolina conservative's 2020 wishlist, from reducing corporate ... Keep Reading
Archives for December 2019
Newspaper: Teacher raises and legislative rankings
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed three teacher pay raises as part of the budget since taking office in 2017. The latest teacher raise proposed was a smaller one than previous Republican ... Keep Reading
Civitas statement on voter ID injunction
RALEIGH, N.C. – Civitas President and CEO issued the following statement after a federal judge announced her intention of blocking the implementation of North Carolina's ... Keep Reading
Best books of 2019; Civitas staff top picks
Around Civitas we have a saying: “You can never get a cup of coffee large enough or a book long enough to suit me." Okay, maybe that's not a common saying here (and perhaps it's ... Keep Reading
The who’s who in 2020 political campaigns
At noon on Friday, December 20, 2019, many of North Carolina's schoolchildren began finishing school for the year and started counting the hours until Santa's surprises are ready ... Keep Reading
The political theater of impeachment, Mark Meadows’ future, and J.K. Rowling gets cancelled
Much like winter, impeachment is coming. Now, we wait for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to send the articles of impeachment over to the Senate, which seems to be something she is ... Keep Reading
The N&O’s fantasy of nonpartisan redistricting
A recent News & Observer editorial claims that "the numbers are irrelevant" when judging redistricting, but the heart of recent lawsuits over redistricting was an attempt the ... Keep Reading
Corporate cronyism a losing issue for Republicans and Democrats alike
The holiday season may be upon us, but there is no shortage of political happenings in North Carolina. Besides the on-going candidate filing and the release of a long-awaited ... Keep Reading
Long past time for ‘North Carolina governed by chaos’ narrative to die
State Rep. Deb Butler’s epic September 11 outburst on the floor of the General Assembly is a reminder— to some at least—that North Carolina is governed in a perpetual state of ... Keep Reading
Holiday films and head to head with Cooper
If Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, former Gov. Pat McCrory, and Rep. Holly Grange were in a primary matchup today, who would win? According to the latest Civitas Poll, McCrory has a ... Keep Reading