Brian Balfour

North Carolina is home to a thriving and growing wine industry. Consumers support the industry every time they buy a bottle of North Carolina wine. But did you also know that ... Keep Reading

Tryon Palace is a collection of historic buildings and museums that offer visitors a glimpse into North Carolina’s past. The site’s stated mission is to “engage present and future ... Keep Reading

The latest U.S. job report shows the official national unemployment rate dropping below 6 percent for the first time since before the recession. This seemingly good news, however, ... Keep Reading

Now in its 30th year, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center uses taxpayer money in “support of biotechnology research, business, education and strategic policy ... Keep Reading

Imagine with me for a moment what would happen if Gov. Pat McCrory’s office and state legislative leaders released the following joint statement regarding a special session to ... Keep Reading

Teacher pay. Medicaid. These are perhaps the two most contentious spending items in this year’s state budget. But continuing to fly under the radar is taxpayer-funded television ... Keep Reading

To paraphrase the Declaration of Independence: Governments are instituted among men in order to secure man’s inalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and banjo ... Keep Reading

State government in NC is “cut to the bone” say progressive liberals. There is barely enough money to administer the “core functions” of government, goes the argument. So does this ... Keep Reading

http://www.nccivitas.org/category/waste-of-the-week/ ... Keep Reading

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in the 2014-15 NC Budget. News accounts of the recently-passed $21.1 billion General Fund budget focus primarily on the teacher pay raise ... Keep Reading