If the 2017 Conservative Leadership Conference had one theme, it was that while 2016 brought landmark victories for conservative causes, this year has brought a pushback by the ... Keep Reading
Issues
Bill Would OK Risky Debt for ECSU
ECSU projects intended to help reverse enrollment decline ECSU has the lowest bond rating of any UNC institution; ratio of additional debt to obligated resources will fall ... Keep Reading
Venezuela’s Government Has Failed Them, and Americans Are Stepping Up to Help
A version of this article also appeared at Think Freely Latino. In the U.S., we recently celebrated Memorial Day, honoring those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice ... Keep Reading
$1.9B School Bond Plan about More than Money
Legislators consider adding $1.9 billion school bond for November 2018 ballot There are signs NC’s system for financing school construction is not working very well ... Keep Reading
What the Left Doesn’t Want You to Know About K-12 Spending in North Carolina
• Education establishment apologists use pre-recession highs for comparisons to claim K-12 is underfunded • But they purposefully ignore long-term trends in order to mislead • ... Keep Reading
Opening the Books on Renewable Power in North Carolina
In what may be a first, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has put on its docket a petition to declare that a renewable power facility is in fact a public utility ... Keep Reading
Keeping an Eye on Key Education Legislation
On May 12, the state Senate approved – along party lines – Senate Bill 257, its recommended budget for 2017-19. Budget talk has dominated much of the news cycle over the last week, ... Keep Reading
Activists Try to Make Reporting Vote Fraud a Crime
Left-wing groups try to intimidate ordinary citizens. Charges and lawsuits would deter reports of voter fraud. Dubious data is nothing new for groups on the Left. Can ... Keep Reading
Voter Photo ID – It Can Still Happen
The decision this week by the Supreme Court of the United States to deny North Carolina its day in court to defend its new election law is disappointing, but it is not the end of ... Keep Reading
2016 Civitas Annual Report
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