In early December 2017, as Congress was debating changes to the nation’s tax code, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) gave one of the more hyperbolic ... Keep Reading
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Circosta Appointment to Board of Elections Would be Act of Political Cronyism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH - Today, the Civitas Institute released a statement on the nomination of Damon Circosta, executive director of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, to the ... Keep Reading
Review: Innovation and Sweat Equity: Keys to Success
Below is a book review of Robert Luddy's "Entrepreneurial Life: The Path from Startup to Market Leader." The review first appeared in the March print edition of NC Capitol ... Keep Reading
The Case for a Bipartisan Board of Elections
By Jacob Comello, Civitas Intern The govern-by-litigation craze in North Carolina is alive and kicking. In the latest chapter of the Gov. Roy Cooper vs. North Carolina General ... Keep Reading
Civitas Response to Rep. Jackson’s Press Conference
RALEIGH – On March 15, Minority Leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives, Darren Jackson, held a press conference regarding the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Pittenger Leads NC-9 GOP Primary, Poll Finds Large Support for NRA & Metal Tariffs
March 14, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH – Civitas polling finds Congressman Robert Pittenger, incumbent in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, with a ... Keep Reading
Dozens of Cooper Appointees Have Ties to Far-Left Groups
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute has released a report revealing that more than 50 of Governor Roy Cooper’s appointments are either employed by or are board ... Keep Reading
Gov. Cooper Relies on Left-Wing Activists
More than 50 of Governor Roy Cooper’s appointments are either employed by or are board members of North Carolina progressive non-profits found in the online database Mapping the ... Keep Reading
WCPSS and student walkouts: actions speak louder than words
Last week 2,000 high school students walked out of Green Hope High School to demand political change and tougher gun control laws in the wake of a shooting massacre in Florida that ... Keep Reading
Carolina Values: How Music Explains Why Faith is Not Mental Illness
By Patrick O’Hannigan Notes from a fantasy conversation I would like to have had with a friend while waiting for a show to start at Cat’s Cradle in Durham or the Muddy Creek ... Keep Reading