The holiday season may be upon us, but there is no shortage of political happenings in North Carolina. Besides the on-going candidate filing and the release of a long-awaited ... Keep Reading
Civitas Action releases legislative Freedom Rankings
This week, Civitas Action released its annual state legislative rankings for 2019. The Civitas Action Freedom Rankings are designed to inform North Carolinians about the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll, behind the numbers part 2: other factors
In part one of this polling report, we covered the structural elements of the Civitas Poll, including the methodology and some of the statistical factors that any poll ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll, behind the numbers part 1: polling methodology
As one of the leading polls in North Carolina politics and public policy, Civitas Poll releases around 10 statewide polls per year along with special topic polls (such as our ... Keep Reading
Medicaid expansion bill passes House committee (again); still a bad deal for North Carolina
After months of remaining on the daily House calendar, House Bill 655 was sent back to the House Health Committee last week for additional amendments. Bill sponsor Rep. Donny ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion Resource Page
The driving policy issue for the 2019 legislative session has been whether or not the state government should expand the Medicaid program as provided for under the Affordable Care ... Keep Reading
Cooper administration uses veterans to advance big-government agenda
Roy Cooper is pulling out all the stops to pass his top big-government priority: Medicaid expansion In a new low, the Cooper administration takes advantage of the state’s ... Keep Reading
Pork spending totals over $125 million in state budget
The state budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2019-20 – passed by the legislature and vetoed by the governor – contains a staggering $125 million in inappropriate spending for local ... Keep Reading
Carolina Cares 2.0: Medicaid expansion by another name is still Medicaid expansion
Each Republican-proposed Medicaid expansion – no matter the name – shares every major defining characteristic of the Democrat-proposed expansion plans. Work requirements, one of ... Keep Reading
NC Budget Compromise: What You Need to Know
by Leah Byers and Brian Balfour This spring, the North Carolina House and Senate have been working on their budget proposals. After weeks of negotiation, the two chambers ... Keep Reading
