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Raleigh, N.C. – Only one third of voters think the average elected official in North Carolina is ethical and honest according to a new poll released today by the Civitas ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, N.C. – Despite a legal challenge to the state’s ban on video poker and a rise in sweepstakes games that are similar in nature to video poker, a majority of ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, N.C. – While President Barack Obama may have made a plea to Congress to take up a second economic stimulus package this year in an attempt to revive the economy, a ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, N.C. – The race for the Democratic nomination for US Senate is wide open according to a new poll released today by the Civitas Institute. Democratic and ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, N.C. – As revelations of free dinners, trips and other scandals with the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) system ripple through North Carolina, voters are deeply ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, N.C. – A document obtained by the Civitas Institute from the N.C. Division of Aquariums under a public records request shows Basnight Construction on a list of ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, NC – An examination by the Civitas Institute of Golden LEAF’s grant making priorities and history suggests that the organization offers no unique benefits to ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina voters are warming back up to an idea that caught on in the mid 1990s but was never implemented – term limits. According to the live ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, N.C. – Incumbent US Senator Richard Burr leads potential Democratic challenger NC Secretary of State Elaine Marshall by eight percentage points according to a new ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, N.C. – Overwhelming majorities of Wake County voters support the new School Board’s efforts to end mandatory year round schools and to end the busing for ... Keep Reading