Over the past four years, the number of registered Republicans increased by a little over 100,000, while the number of registered Democrats decreased by a little over 100,000 ... Keep Reading
Issues
Newspaper: Judicial activism continues to plague North Carolina
Judicial activism continues to threaten the principles of self-government in North Carolina. However, despite a desperate ruling in an attempt to stop voter ID from being ... Keep Reading
Amidst a lot of wrong, NCAE gets one thing right
The General Assembly met yesterday for a one-day session on the state budget. To recap, the legislature has been in a months-long budget stalemate with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. ... Keep Reading
Gov. Cooper’s bad faith budget negotiations
Governor Roy Cooper always had a strategy that was destined to fail. He wants to expand Medicaid. He knows Republicans who controlled the General Assembly are vehemently opposed to ... Keep Reading
Who is playing with North Carolina House money in 2020?
Now that filing has closed for the 2020 North Carolina state House elections, four main questions surround who will control the chamber in 2021. To what degree will a strong ... Keep Reading
2020 set for epic end of decade battle for state Senate
In 2018 Republicans maintained their majority in the North Carolina State Senate by winning 29 seats to Democrats' 21. Democrats, however, broke the Republican supermajority in ... Keep Reading
Voter ID should be reinstated in time for the general election
S. District Court Judge Loretta Biggs issued a preliminary injunction against North Carolina’s voter ID law based on an unreasonable standard. Attorney General Josh Stein will ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Teacher raises and legislative rankings
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed three teacher pay raises as part of the budget since taking office in 2017. The latest teacher raise proposed was a smaller one than previous Republican ... Keep Reading
Best books of 2019; Civitas staff top picks
Around Civitas we have a saying: “You can never get a cup of coffee large enough or a book long enough to suit me." Okay, maybe that's not a common saying here (and perhaps it's ... Keep Reading
The who’s who in 2020 political campaigns
At noon on Friday, December 20, 2019, many of North Carolina's schoolchildren began finishing school for the year and started counting the hours until Santa's surprises are ready ... Keep Reading
