Democracy NC head Bob Hall announced his retirement after 26 years of left-wing activism The group has financial ties to George Soros, and opposes popular, commonsense election ... Keep Reading
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Memo To NCGA: Do No Harm By Doing Less!
Many reporters do stories on how the current legislature compares to past legislatures. A recent story by Mark Barrett from the Asheville Citizen Times headlined “NC Legislature ... Keep Reading
Voter Photo ID – It Can Still Happen
The decision this week by the Supreme Court of the United States to deny North Carolina its day in court to defend its new election law is disappointing, but it is not the end of ... Keep Reading
Gov. Roy Cooper Wanted to Keep North Carolina Voters in the Dark
Legislature’s override of HB100 means all judicial elections in NC will have party labels. Party labels provide important information for voters. Democrats voted ... Keep Reading
Civitas Action Updates Legislative Tracking
Civitas Action has been producing its annual legislative ranking since the 2008 legislative session. Civitas Action’s legislative ranking website is updated and is now ready for ... Keep Reading
Teacher Pay Tops 2016 Session Education Agenda
This year’s “short session” will focus on bills approved by one of the Chambers last year Teacher pay will be the headline issue Other key issues will likely include: funding ... Keep Reading
NC’s Unemployment Insurance Reforms Paying Off Big In 2016
This article originally appeared in Forbes.com Unemployment insurance (UI) reform in North Carolina continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The 2013 UI reform, made ... Keep Reading
Cut This, Go Home: Biotech Center
Recommendations for the 2015 Budget Negotiations As budget negotiations for the long-overdue 2015 North Carolina state budget continue, the Civitas Institute would like to ... Keep Reading
NC Shouldn’t Renew ‘Renewable’ Handouts
By Garland Tucker and Francis De Luca North Carolina taxpayers are about to get stuck with a big bill – if the General Assembly continues the state’s “Renewable Energy Portfolio ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Voters Want Tax Protection
A new Civitas Poll of registered, unaffiliated North Carolina voters shows that an overwhelming majority of North Carolina Unaffiliated voters support an amendment to the North ... Keep Reading
