Fiscal Policy

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  What is Crowd Out? Crowd out refers to a phenomenon in which government expenditures or programs crowd out private initiatives. In the case of healthcare, we find that ... Keep Reading

The Civitas Institute has been involved in conducting surveys in North Carolina for more than two years. Every month the voters are asked to pick the issue or program that needs ... Keep Reading

  A slim-majority of 51 percent of North Carolina voters support the $35 billion expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that passed Congress ... 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

This article originally appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer, October 4th, 2007. RALEIGH - I'm not afraid to admit it: I'm middle class. I never knew I needed help paying for ... Keep Reading

The Senate has taken a new approach to funding for select line items, nonprofits, and other non-state entities. All told, 32 organizations and state divisions have been put on ... Keep Reading

The General Fund Availability Statement of the House budget states that General Fund appropriations are $20.3 billion. This sum is paid with revenues from taxes, fees, transfers ... Keep Reading

This article originally appeared in the Charlotte Observer -- September 29, 2007 The closest thing in the Carolina mind to manna from heaven is water from the garden hose. People ... Keep Reading

  (This article was originally published on TCSDaily.com, September 21, 2007) This month, the AMA launches a three-year, multi-million dollar campaign to spur action to ... Keep Reading