House Bill 803, Healthy and High Performance Schools Act, is a lengthy bill filled with mind-numbing amounts of detail in an attempt to micro-manage the lives of schoolchildren. ... Keep Reading
Archives for June 2013
Donate to Civitas – Receive “Infiltrated”
Our federal government agencies have been infiltrated by an army of big government activists. The same is often true here in North Carolina. That's why Civitas works so hard ... Keep Reading
Murderers Get Out of Jail on Weekends
Imagine that one of your loved ones had been murdered and your family had undergone the long ordeal of watching a trial. The murderer has been sentenced and (you think) is in jail ... Keep Reading
Giving NC a Road Map
“Are we there yet?” Any parent who has taken long road trips with young children has likely heard that phrase countless times. To the children, the only thing that matters is ... Keep Reading
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HB 725 – We Already Give Juveniles a Second Chance — Maybe even a Third
HB 725 “Young Offenders Rehabilitation Act” has been heard in a House committee meeting. HB 725 would “raise the age” from 16 to 18 for someone to be tried as an adult if he or ... Keep Reading
The True Conservative Response on Common Core
In a misnamed article, “Common Core is a conservative victory,” Republican education reformers Chester Finn and Michael Petrilli used a recent News &Observer op-ed to try and ... Keep Reading
Social Issues in the States Quiz
Thus far, the Civitas quizzes have focused on North Carolina issues. This week, however, we decided to test your knowledge about legislation being passed in states around the ... Keep Reading
HB 208: Thinking Inside the Box
This week’s Bad Bill of the Week has the intention of removing a barrier to employment opportunities for people with a criminal record, but like previous Bad Bills relating to ... Keep Reading
Civitas Reveals Who Arrested Protesters Really Are
June 19, 2013 MEDIA ALERT CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 Francis.DeLuca@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute has posted an online analysis of who is being ... Keep Reading