State legislators have given the green light for the Department of Insurance to spend $12.4 million in federal grant money to set up a preliminary health insurance exchange. These ... Keep Reading
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Time for a Return to an Effective Death Penalty
On Monday evening, the North Carolina Senate sent a bill that would reverse prior legislation making capital punishment virtually impossible to Gov. Bev Perdue’s desk. Perdue’s ... Keep Reading
Three Former Campaign Staff Members of Governor Beverly Perdue Indicted by Grand Jury
A Wake County Grand Jury indicted three former staff workers on Bev Perdue’s campaign committee for obstruction of justice and making false reports. The indictments are based on ... Keep Reading
State Motor Fuels Tax is Set to Rise by Nearly Four Cents in January
The North Carolina Motor Fuels Tax (the state gas tax) is expected to go from 35 cents per gallon to 38.9 cents per gallon at the beginning of 2012 if no action is taken by the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Action Scores Show Much More Conservative Legislature
The 2011 Civitas Action Conservative Effectiveness Scores and Rankings are in and they reveal a legislature much more conservative than in past years. Civitas Action compiles a ... Keep Reading
Class Size Ratios: Time to Throw Away an Outdated Idea
For years a certain unquestioned assumption has governed North Carolina public schools: smaller class sizes in the lower grades will help boost student achievement. The formal ... Keep Reading
Public Records Continue to Undermine Exaggerations of Layoffs
Some Democrats and social justice advocates in North Carolina continue to throw around huge numbers of people who have been laid off due to cuts in the state budget. Representative ... Keep Reading
The Democrats’ Charlotte Convention: Opportunity Costs?
With eleven months to go before the start of the 2012 Democratic National Convention (Convention) in Charlotte, many questions remain to be answered. The Convention has been sold ... Keep Reading
“Occupy Raleigh” Protesters Led by Fringe Activists
The “Occupy” movement has steadily encompassed major metropolitan areas across the nation as discontent spreads among Americans who have faced hardships in this harsh economic ... Keep Reading
What Do Statements of Economic Interest Reveal About Your Legislator?
The 2011 Statements of Economic Interest (SEIs) for North Carolina legislators are now available on the Civitas Institute’s website, Carolina Transparency. According to the North ... Keep Reading
