Another potential EPA overreach would harm North Carolina’s thriving motorsports industry The rule would forbid conversion of street-legal vehicles into racecars, as well as the ... Keep Reading
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January 2016 Civitas Newspaper
To get an NC Capitol Connection newspaper free in the mail each month, sign up on the form following the newspaper. The January 2016 issue of NC Capitol Connection is now ... Keep Reading
Governor McCrory Joins Gathering of NC Conservatives
RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute is pleased to announce that Gov. Pat McCrory will join hundreds of North Carolina conservatives at the 2016 Conservative Leadership Conference on ... Keep Reading
Legislators Demand Action Against Common Core
Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled. The State Board of Education ... Keep Reading
City of Charlotte Passes Ordinance Undermining Rights of Local Business Owners
RALEIGH – The Charlotte City Council has passed an ordinance that purports to strip businesses of their rights by requiring them to give special accommodations to individuals based ... Keep Reading
Scalia’s Vacancy Will Set Off A Structural Power Struggle
The following article was written by Elliot Engstrom, lead counsel at the Civitas Institute's Center for Law and Freedom, and appeared originally at The Daily Caller. The ... Keep Reading
A Look Back Sheds Light on Redistricting
2011 Civitas article illuminates the history of redistricting arguments In the past, Democrats admitted drawing voting maps for political purposes A three-judge panel noted ... Keep Reading
NC Supreme Court to Rule on Teacher Tenure Law
A case in NC’s Supreme Court will decide the fate of the 2013 law that voids teacher tenure guarantees The court will need to decide: Is teacher tenure a protected contractual ... Keep Reading
Was Scalia the Last Great Originalist?
With the death of Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court lost a great defender of originalism. His commitment to the original meaning of the Constitution made him a staple of American ... Keep Reading
Judges Hear Arguments in Retention Election Lawsuit
“I don’t mean to sound harsh, but whether or not the voting public fully understands the election scheme that is in place doesn’t go to whether this Session Law is constitutional,” ... Keep Reading
