Fiscal Policy

The Civitas Institute has identified more than a billion dollars in new pork and earmark spending, debt and future obligations in the FY 2008-09 Budget. This is in ... Keep Reading

A bill to increase the amount of corporate welfare dollars to be distributed through the Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) program is heading for passage. SB 2075 was ... Keep Reading

A Civitas Institute Study on the 2008 N.C. Budget Reveals 50 Rule Violations Raleigh, N.C. – Members of the North Carolina General Assembly continue to ignore self-imposed ... Keep Reading

The Conference Committee budget ignores public opinion, further escalates an already rapidly increasing state debt, and burdens future budgets. The Civitas Institute’s May ... Keep Reading

The 2008 Conference Committee budget proposal (HB 2436) ignores the voice of the people as it increases state debt by nearly a billion dollars without voter approval. The budget ... Keep Reading

The House Bill to establish the “Access to Health Care Policy Council” would create a council with the stated goal of “providing access to appropriate and ... Keep Reading

To cure our healthcare system, we have to look at the system holistically. Just one or two reforms will have a small effect. We need comprehensive reform. First, we must identify ... Keep Reading

The 2008 Senate Budget proposal adds well over half a billion dollars in new state debt - without any taxpayer oversight - while increasing spending by 13.2 percent in just two ... Keep Reading

In recent years, much attention and scrutiny has been placed on the use of “earmarks” in the Federal budget. The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) describes ... Keep Reading

Highlights of the House Justice & Public Safety Budget Total General Fund budget of $2.09 billion; nearly half is dedicated to prisons. Increase of 1.6 percent over ... Keep Reading