Brian Balfour

As budget negotiations for the long-overdue 2015 North Carolina state budget continue, the Civitas Institute would like to remind legislators and taxpayers about opportunities to ... Keep Reading

As the nation’s sub-par economic recovery continues, tax revenues to state coffers are not rising as rapidly as in past periods of robust economic growth. Some left-leaning groups ... Keep Reading

NOTE: This week the NC Senate approved a Taxpayer Protection Act that would enact restraints on the annual growth rate of the state budget. (For more on the legislation, go to NC ... Keep Reading

With the economic collapse of the last decade brought on largely due to the bursting of the housing bubble, does anybody still think it a good idea for government to encourage ... Keep Reading

Passage of the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (REPS) in North Carolina in 2007 contributed to North Carolina’s electricity rates rising more than twice as rapidly as national ... Keep Reading

According to recent reports, the federal government administers 126 separate programs directed at low-income households. Many of these programs are administered in partnership with ... Keep Reading

North Carolina’s historic 2013 tax reform drastically improved our state’s tax climate, making the Tar Heel State far more competitive for job and investment growth. The Tax ... Keep Reading

Senate Budget Spends Nearly $700M Less than House, Cuts Taxes, Issues No Debt, Sets More Aside for Rainy Day, Trims Cronyism   The North Carolina Senate this week ... Keep Reading

The narrative of public schools in low-income areas being starved of resources is well worn and unquestioned in education policy circles. School districts located in counties whose ... Keep Reading