This week’s Bad Bill of the Week involves state legislators trying yet again to interject themselves into the voluntary association between employee and employer. Senate Bill 855, ... Keep Reading
Archives for June 2014
The N&O’s Latest Common Core Delusion
The News and Observer has come up with another delusion about Common Core State Standards: that the only explanation for opposition to the standards “is that [NC] GOP leaders are ... Keep Reading
Only 8 Hours Left to Keep the Left at Bay
Help Civitas reach our fundraising goal for 2014 by midnight tonight! We've got a little more than $5,000 left to raise, and I need your help to get there. We are not the ... Keep Reading
Union Boss: ‘Veterans Get Better Health Care Because of the Unions’
There is nothing moral about the way military veterans are treated by the VA – unless you are a government union boss. J. David Cox Sr., president of the American Federation of ... Keep Reading
The VA Hospital – Just a Big Accountable Care Organization
As a prior Army officer and Desert Storm Veteran, I have followed the VA hospital scandal with great interest, as I have earned the right to be cared for in the Veterans ... Keep Reading
Why Charter School Salaries Should Be Secret
One quality that makes charter and private schools effective in educating children is their ability to operate efficiently. Part of that efficiency comes from the freedom charter ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Trapping Your Kids in Failing Schools
Imagine the important things in your life: your spouse, your home, your favorite football team. What do they all have in common? You were able to choose them, not have them ... Keep Reading
Civitas, Carolina Rising Want to Know Who Supports Barber’s Expensive Radical Agenda
Will Lawmakers Sign Up on Monday? North Carolina lawmakers and “Moral Monday” leaders will be offered on Monday the opportunity to endorse NAACP President William Barber’s call ... Keep Reading
House Budget Plan Moves Closer to Governor’s Plan on Teacher Pay, Medicaid Reform
The North Carolina House released its budget plan for FY 2014-15, which would spend $21.09 billion. The total would be a 2.3 percent increase over the current fiscal year’s budget. ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: NC Voters Oppose Abuse of the Right of Eminent Domain
June 11, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 Francis.deluca@nccivitas.org RALEIGH – The latest Civitas Institute Poll shows North Carolina ... Keep Reading