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John Davis explains why the NC governor race turned out like it did, why Obama liked North Carolina, and N.C.'s all female Council of State. ... Keep Reading

This article is the second installment in a series of recommendations currently being released on a weekly basis. Future weeks will detail how much the state can save by freezing ... Keep Reading

If you had to suddenly cut 5 percent from your family’s budget, how would you do it? I suspect most people would include the term “priorities” somewhere in their ... Keep Reading

This article is the first installment in a series of recommendations to be released over the next few weeks. Future weeks will detail how much the state can save by cutting pork, ... Keep Reading

A Series of Recommendations to Fill the Budget Hole Without Raising Taxes or Requiring Across the Board Agency Cuts Closing The Budget Gap Introduction Dissolve ... Keep Reading

Young Voter Myth Still a Myth Since the 1972 election, after the adoption of the 26th Amendment lowering the voting age to 18, we regularly hear that this will be the year that ... Keep Reading

RALEIGH - We've all heard about the financial crisis facing this country. You'd have to be living in a cave to have missed it. But what about another type of financial crisis ... Keep Reading

(Or how the heck do I decide whom to vote for?) One of the questions I have repeatedly received from across the state is “who are the conservative candidates for ... Keep Reading

Unaffiliated voters are registering in record numbers, rivaling Democrats in their weekly increase in registration. There are 1.3 million unaffiliated voters – 22 percent of ... Keep Reading

Civitas Institute, a Raleigh think tank, has two of its policy analysts, Brian Balfour and Max Borders, tackle the economics behind the bailout. ... Keep Reading