No issue better epitomizes our broken federal government than the debt. And like Democrats, Republicans have failed miserably to control federal spending. U.S. Rep. Mark Walker ... Keep Reading
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N.C. Bill Calls for Budget Balancing Constitutional Convention
Raleigh, N.C. – As the country approaches its $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, North Carolina Sen. David Rouzer (R – Johnston) has filed a bill which petitions Congress to adopt a ... Keep Reading
Perdue Vetos Budget Balancing Measure
Mark Binker of the Greensboro News-Recordreports on Gov. Perdue's veto of Senate Bill 13. In her statement, Perdue offered her reasoning: "the bill in its current form forces a ... Keep Reading
Where Have I Seen This Before?
Many of you may remember a couple of months ago that the Civitas Institute created an interactive "Balance the State Budget" tool for citizens to select from a menu of options of ... Keep Reading
Voters Don’t Like Veto Threat
In our latest poll voters told us they would rather Gov Perdue sign the Balanced Budget Act of 2011 than veto it. Read the release here. Democrats were actually the strongest in ... Keep Reading
Senate Bill Takes Action to Reduce State Budget
The Balanced Budget Act of 2011 (S13), filed last night, would give the governor power to take "all action necessary to reduce General Fund expenditures for the remainder of fiscal ... Keep Reading
Balance the State Budget!
Why wait for state budget writers to come up with a balanced budget sometime later this summer? Go to nccivitas.org and plug the $3.7 billion budget deficit yourself! We provide ... Keep Reading
Analyzing the State Legislative District Polling – Part 4: The Intensity Gap and Definite Voters
Summer is quickly coming to a close and election season is in full swing. Therefore it makes sense to stop and see what the landscape looks like right now by analyzing some ... Keep Reading
Deception: The Story of North Carolina’s Bullying Bill and How It Was Passed
Latest efforts by North Carolina leftists to mainstream homosexual lifestyles succeeded this week in the North Carolina General Assembly. Senate Bill 526 was sold to lawmakers ... Keep Reading
African-Americans Drive Liberal Uptick
Political Philosophy in North Carolina Update Earlier this week, Gallup made national headlines with a new poll showing that self-described “conservatives” were now ... Keep Reading
