This article originally appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer. North Carolina’s tax structure is almost assuredly going to receive an overhaul in 2013. Legislative leaders ... Keep Reading
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VIDEO: The Real Victims of the Racial Justice Act
On March 13, 2013 Sen Thom Goolsby (R-New Hanover) filed legislation to restart the death penalty in NC and ensure justice will be served for more than 100 families whose loved ... Keep Reading
Civitas President Explains Need for Voter Photo ID
With the General Assembly considering legislation requiring voters to show photo identification to vote, a House panel recently heard from experts on the issue. Among those ... Keep Reading
North Carolina Sales Tax Shift Could Help Workers
This article originally appeared in the Fayetteville Observer. A change in North Carolina's tax code is coming this year. The most likely outcome will be a reduction in the ... Keep Reading
SB 125: Putting Teeth into Public Records and Open Meeting Laws
Let’s give three cheers for two North Carolina Senators. Last week state Sens. Thom Goolsby (R-New Hanover) and Tom Apodaca (R-Buncombe) sponsored legislation (SB 125) to make it a ... Keep Reading
Missing Connection: WRAL and Blueprint NC, $1.7 million in support
When reporting on Blueprint NC’s leaked documents, WRAL was all over the story, with one exception: It somehow failed to mention in any of its stories that the owners of the ... Keep Reading
Elections Bureaucrats Ran Amok
By now you may have heard about the letter Civitas received from a law firm on behalf of the NC NAACP. As part of its lawsuit against North Carolina's new voter ID law they sent us ... Keep Reading
Pre-K Programs Deserve Skeptical Look
It’s time for North Carolina and federal leaders to develop healthy skepticism about large-scale government-run pre-kindergarten education in schools – because there’s mounting ... Keep Reading
House Bill 35: Giving a Voice Back to the People
House Bill 35, with primary sponsors Rayne Brown (R-Davidson) and George Cleveland (R-Onslow), would repeal the statutory authority enabling the state to issue Certificates of ... Keep Reading
‘Regressive’ Sales Tax is a Relative Term
This article originally appeared in the News & Observer. There is one talking point that has become the go-to objection to eliminating North Carolina’s state income taxes and ... Keep Reading
