A mother in Hoke County complains her daughter was forced to eat a school lunch because a government inspector determined her home-made lunch did not meet nutrition requirements. ... Keep Reading
Articles
NCAE Misses the Mark, Again
The February 6 Daily Political Briefing by the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) resorts to misleading statements about teacher pay in an unsuccessful attempt to ... Keep Reading
Public Financing for Candidates Drying Up
State public campaign funding for key races is drying up, a situation with significant implications for a number of candidates in this coming election season. The funding for ... Keep Reading
What’s NC Waiting For? The Call for a Healthcare Compact
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) continues to threaten state sovereignty and individual rights. With the uncertainty of the U.S. Supreme Court decision ... Keep Reading
Employment Insecurity
Business leaders complain the North Carolina unemployment system needs to be completely changed so people are encouraged to train and work. A Civitas Institute video report ... Keep Reading
Rep. Faison’s Expensive and Impractical JOBS Plan
In the wake of Governor Perdue’s surprise announcement that she will not run for re-election, Representative Bill Faison (D-Orange) announced his intention to run for governor ... Keep Reading
North Carolina’s Lost Decade
The first decade of the 21st Century for North Carolina was a difficult one. In terms of the state’s economic condition, many may label it a lost decade. Lost jobs, lost fiscal ... Keep Reading
Bev Perdue: Hollywood’s Favorite Governor
Picture these two people: one is a wealthy Hollywood studio executive looking to film another Disney blockbuster and add to the billions in revenue for his company, the other is a ... Keep Reading
Behind the DPI School Personnel Numbers
The Department of Public Instruction has released the final public school personnel [1] figures for 2011-12. Last week we posted preliminary school personnel data on the Civitas ... Keep Reading
Gov. Perdue’s Tax Increase for Schools: A Bad Idea at a Bad Time
Yesterday, Gov. Perdue released a statement supporting a three-quarters-of-one- cent increase in the state sales tax to stop what she says are “deep and unnecessary cuts to public ... Keep Reading
