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Elections
Perdue Decline Tied to Loss of Base Voters
Civitas polling over the past two months has shown a significant decline in both Gov. Bev Perdue’s job approval and personal favorability ratings. After beginning the year ... Keep Reading
African-Americans Drive Liberal Uptick
Political Philosophy in North Carolina Update Earlier this week, Gallup made national headlines with a new poll showing that self-described “conservatives” were now ... Keep Reading
Public Municipal Campaigns: Taxpayer-Funded Campaigns Fail to Deliver Benefits
House Bill 120 is slated for the Senate floor today, and its approval would be based on false promises. HB 120 (Short Title: Public Municipal Campaigns) would grant city councils ... Keep Reading
Taxpayer-Funded Campaigns Fail to Deliver Benefits
This article originally appeared in the Herald Sun on Mar. 13, 2009 Despite a struggling economy, high unemployment and a massive state budget deficit, some North Carolina ... Keep Reading
Raising Per-Pupil Support: How is it possible?
In her first State of the State address, Gov. Beverly Perdue described some of the challenges facing North Carolina, and called on her fellow lawmakers and citizens to make the ... Keep Reading
Four Year Terms – Another Incumbent Protection Scheme
It's bad enough legislators already get to pick their constituents through the horrific mess that is redistricting; now some legislators think that having to be held accountable ... Keep Reading
Lack of Name Identification Dominates Senate Race
No sooner do we put the 2008 election cycle behind us and we turn our attention toward the 2010 elections. Between now and then, many eyes will be on the race for the open US ... Keep Reading
Recommendation #4 – Transfer the Balance of the Voter-Owned Elections Fund
Closing The Budget Gap Introduction Dissolve Golden Leaf Eliminate New Pork Spending Freeze New Capital Projects; Refrain From Issuing New Debt Transfer ... Keep Reading
NC Governor Race, Why Obama Likes NC, and our Female Council
John Davis explains why the NC governor race turned out like it did, why Obama liked North Carolina, and N.C.'s all female Council of State. ... Keep Reading
