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Everyone Raising Taxes, Fees or Both! Raleigh, N.C. – Inflation, rising unemployment, and falling house prices did not deter Wake County municipalities from increasing ... Keep Reading

Fifty-three percent of North Carolina’s $21.3 billion FY 2008-09 state budget is devoted to funding education programs.  The FY08-09 state budget provides $11.4 billion, ... Keep Reading

Proposal: Permanently cut North Carolina’s gas tax by more than a third, while increasing funding for high priority projects such as urban loops and intrastate highways by ... Keep Reading

This article first appeared in the Durham Herald-Sun. Mandatory recycling programs don’t bother most people. But if you thought you were being forced to do something dumb ... Keep Reading

As the State Board of Community Colleges prepares to meet this Thursday and Friday, August 14-15, the Civitas Institute urged board members to maintain the community college ... Keep Reading

This article was originally published in the News & Observer. Kudos to N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) President Scott Ralls. Faced with the prospect of yet again ... Keep Reading

Statewide Voter Registration: April 2004 to August 2008 Data Source: State Board of Elections Note: Data from 2004 - 2006 is reported at most twice a year. ... Keep Reading

Is Mike Easley America’s greatest education governor? The National Education Association (NEA) recently said so and honored the North Carolina Governor for “his ... Keep Reading

Local governments throughout Wake County recently made it more difficult for working families to make ends meet. At a time when rising gas and food prices are stretching household ... Keep Reading

Dear Community College Board Member: I am writing to encourage you to maintain the community college system’s current ban on illegal alien admissions to ... Keep Reading