By Andy Jackson and Leah Byers The Civitas Partisan Index is a measure of the partisan leanings of North Carolina state legislative districts Court-ordered redistricting ... Keep Reading
Who is playing with North Carolina House money in 2020?
Now that filing has closed for the 2020 North Carolina state House elections, four main questions surround who will control the chamber in 2021. To what degree will a strong ... Keep Reading
2020 set for epic end of decade battle for state Senate
In 2018 Republicans maintained their majority in the North Carolina State Senate by winning 29 seats to Democrats' 21. Democrats, however, broke the Republican supermajority in ... Keep Reading
The who’s who in 2020 political campaigns
At noon on Friday, December 20, 2019, many of North Carolina's schoolchildren began finishing school for the year and started counting the hours until Santa's surprises are ready ... Keep Reading
Four reasons why I don’t want the government to forgive my student loans
By Reaghan Waites, Civitas Intern Long seen as America’s launching pad for success, high school students clamor at the doorstep of collegiate institutions hoping for a piece of ... Keep Reading
Where did our money go? Hurricane Matthew victims without state aid 3 years later
By Reaghan Waites, Civitas Intern "It's hard, you know. My little girl goes to Princeville school and when I told her that the school actually got flooded, the reaction on her ... Keep Reading
Facing the opioid crisis: Medicaid expansion won’t save us
By Chris West, Civitas Communications Fellow Many assume that the opioid crisis is either caused by or solved through government intervention into the healthcare market ... Keep Reading
E-book: Why Medicaid expansion is wrong for North Carolina
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Cooper’s budget: no surprises here.
Gov. Roy Cooper’s $25.2 billion budget proposal would add nearly $1.3 billion in new spending over last year – an increase of 5.4 percent. Moreover, it would mark a whopping $4.1 ... Keep Reading
Black Friday, Christmas Gifts, and Offshore Drilling
Should North Carolina explore its' natural energy potential along the coast? Join former Fayetteville mayor, Nat Robertson, as he speaks with Civitas President Donald Bryson and ... Keep Reading
