Albert Einstein once famously defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” In that context, what results are North ... Keep Reading
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Tax Increases Harm Economic Recovery
Legislators Choosing Taxes of Least Resistance Raleigh, N.C. – If history is any judge, the current tax package soon to be approved by the Governor and General Assembly ... Keep Reading
The N.C. Racial Injustice Act
Take a trip with me down memory lane to the mid-60’s, 70’s and early 80’s and try to remember the huge surge in violent crime that swept across the United States. ... Keep Reading
SB 460: Radical Animal Rights Agenda
With the introduction of SB 460 by Sen. Don Davis (D-Greene), (Identical Bill HB 460 by Representatives Jeffus(D- Guilford); Dickson (D- Cumberland); Harrison (D- ... Keep Reading
Government-Run Health Care And Taxpayer-Funded Abortions
An amendment added to the Senate health care reform bill last week would effectively force health insurance companies to enter into contracts with entities such as Planned ... Keep Reading
Deception: The Story of North Carolina’s Bullying Bill and How It Was Passed
Latest efforts by North Carolina leftists to mainstream homosexual lifestyles succeeded this week in the North Carolina General Assembly. Senate Bill 526 was sold to lawmakers ... Keep Reading
Perdue’s Plan to Save Education: More Options than Higher Taxes and Teacher Layoffs
For Gov. Beverly Perdue, the equation is quite simple: any further education cuts are cuts that harm the classroom. The Governor remains firmly opposed to any budget proposal to ... Keep Reading
North Carolina’s High Speed Effort to Spend Taxpayer’s Money
North Carolina State Transportation Secretary Gene Conti defended the recent Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor proposal by claiming that North Carolina has a “good chance ... Keep Reading
The Steep Slippery Slope of Taxpayer-Funded Campaigns
On July 2, The News and Observer’s Web site posted an article recapping a report on North Carolina’s publicly financed judicial elections by the Center for ... Keep Reading
Civitas Watch List: July 7, 2009
SB 20 – Voter-Owned Election for Treasurer The use of taxpayer dollars to finance political campaigns is not the best use of scarce taxpayer resources. Supporters of this ... Keep Reading