Last fall public schools in North Carolina along with 44 other states began implementing Common Core Standards. The standards — developed by academic experts and private trade ... Keep Reading
Archives for May 2013
Tax Reform Reception with Stephen Moore
Join us for a Private reception and panel discussion on Tax Reform with Wall Street Journal senior economics writer Stephen Moore, Senate bill sponsor Bob Rucho, and House bill ... Keep Reading
Civitas Probe Shows Activist Meddled in NC Campaign Finance Fund
May 16, 2013 MEDIA ALERT CONTACT: Susan Myrick (919) 834-2099 Susan.Myrick@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH – Supporters of public campaign financing have long claimed that it would ... Keep Reading
Viewpoints Radio
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Civitas Poll: Voters Back Developing NC Natural Gas Resources
May 14, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 Francis.DeLuca@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH – The latest Civitas Poll shows that North Carolina voters ... Keep Reading
Guiding the NC Elections Board – to the Left
By now you may have heard about the letter Civitas received from a law firm on behalf of the NC NAACP. As part of its lawsuit against North Carolina's new voter ID law they sent us ... Keep Reading
New Website to Fight Common Core Standards
May 13, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bob Luebke (919) 834-2099 Bob.Luebke@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute has unveiled a new statewide web site, ... Keep Reading
Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) Quiz
Last week a House committee approved TABOR legislation that would place limits on the annual growth rate of the state budget. Much has been said in favor and opposition of such ... Keep Reading
HB 797, Business Facilities Development: Making a Bad Idea Worse
Government doling out taxpayer dollars to politically-connected businesses is bad enough, but this week’s Bad Bill of the Week takes that concept to even lower depths. HB 797, ... Keep Reading
HB 298, Affordable and Reliable Energy Act: Ending the Waste
I’m really enjoying riding the wild, wacky merry-go-round of North Carolina’s renewable energy mandates. Yesterday, I got my bill from Duke Energy Progress, or whatever it is ... Keep Reading