Dear Community College Board Member: I am writing to encourage you to maintain the community college system’s current ban on illegal alien admissions to ... Keep Reading
Miscellaneous Issues
Jessica’s Law? Not Quite
Raleigh, N.C. – Victims of child predators will not rest easier tonight even as Governor Mike Easley signs a watered down version of Jessica’s Law (HB 933) into ... Keep Reading
Jessica’s Law
1. Jessica's Law: Coming up Short in the Final Analysis 2. The Status of Jessica's Law in the General Assembly (published Jan. 2008) ... Keep Reading
Illegal Immigrants & Community College: What Does the Law Say?
An abridged version of this article appeared in the Wilmington Star-News. If you are confused about the controversy over admitting illegal aliens to our state community colleges, ... Keep Reading
July 2008 DecisionMaker Poll
[civitas_poll id="2008_07"] ... Keep Reading
Talking about Energy: Drill Here, Drill Now
Talking points for a plan to lower gas prices today (A version of this article appeared in the Clayton News.) 1. If we want gas prices to be lower, we have to increase ... Keep Reading
Talking about Energy in N.C.
With gas prices above $4.00 a gallon, citizens are looking to state leaders for answers and relief. On Wednesday, July 9th 2008, the Civitas Institute will hold an information ... Keep Reading
Impact of NC Jessica’s Law
Crimes Before & After N.C.’s Jessica’s Law (HB 933) Crimes in red are punished under the Florida Jessica’s Law with a mandatory minimum of 25 years ... Keep Reading
Community Colleges and Illegal Immigration
Sorting Fact from Fiction An abridged version of this op-ed ran in the Greensboro News & Record According to Civitas’ most recent DecisionMaker Poll, 68 percent of ... Keep Reading
June 2008 DecisionMaker Poll
Methodology: The study of 600 registered voters was conducted June 11-13 by Tel Opinion Research of Alexandria, Virginia. All respondents were part of a fully representative sample ... Keep Reading
