While there are a couple of bipartisan redistricting bills being considered in the General Assembly, leftist groups are pushing a more extreme bill The proposed constitutional ... Keep Reading
Issues
Common Cause v. Lewis: same dog barking up a different tree
Common Cause v. Lewis is based on a dubious claim for “fair” legislative districts Plaintiffs are trying to stretch clauses of the NC Constitution beyond anything established by ... Keep Reading
Bad bill watch: Digital communication bill would restrict political speech without protecting elections
House Bill 700 seeks to impose restrictions on online political speech that would mostly affect political newcomers and challengers Overseas troll factories and dark money ... Keep Reading
Anti-ballot harvesting bill is good, but could lead to new problems
A proposed bill in the North Carolina Senate would combat ballot harvesting through several changes in election law It would also reinstate early (one-stop) voting on the last ... Keep Reading
A conservative solution to the state budget impasse
First – and this piece is critical -- North Carolina's state government is not experiencing a budget crisis. From a national perspective, going into this year's state ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: NC Republicans show gains; Mueller Report fatigue
The cover story for the May-June issue of the newspaper delves into the latest Civitas polls, which reveals a slight uptick for NC Republicans and fatigue over the Mueller ... Keep Reading
NC Budget Compromise: What You Need to Know
by Leah Byers and Brian Balfour This spring, the North Carolina House and Senate have been working on their budget proposals. After weeks of negotiation, the two chambers ... Keep Reading
Forest trails Cooper in governor’s race poll – implications for 2020
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper leads potential Republican challenger Lt. Gov. Dan Forest in June 2019 Civitas Poll Initial poll results provide insights about the starting line ... Keep Reading
A cure worse than the disease: Internet speech regulations hurt more than they help
By Matt Nese and Donald Bryson Would elections be more secure if it was harder for Americans to speak about them? That bizarre proposition has been put into legislation in North ... Keep Reading
School choice opponents want people to only listen – not think
School Choice opponents want people to only listen – not think At the June 5th Cato-Civitas school choice event former Democratic State Sen. Joel Ford was one of five ... Keep Reading
