The online dictionary defines “pork barrel” spending as “a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators ... Keep Reading
Archives for July 2014
Common Core Supporters Lack a Case Against It
At a recent meeting of the government relations committee meeting for the Wake County School Board, school board member Jim Martin called current legislative efforts to correct ... Keep Reading
Legislative Session Addresses More than Teacher Pay
Much of the policy debate over education these days has been dominated by teacher pay. While how and how much we pay our teachers are important concerns, teacher pay has crowded ... Keep Reading
What Newspapers Won’t Say about Anti-Election Reform Lawyers
Much has been written about the attorneys the Governor and the legislative leaders have hired to defend the Voter Information Verification Act (VIVA) against lawsuits brought by ... Keep Reading
Civitas Action Releases Corrected Legislative Ranking Scores for House Members
July 1, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brian Balfour (919) 834-2099 Brian.Balfour@nccivitas.org RALEIGH – Because of a computational error in the original Civitas ... Keep Reading