The tax reforms of 2013 keep paying off for North Carolina. Check out this article and the second part of this podcast from "What Matters in North Carolina." Unfortunately, ... Keep Reading
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There’s Still Much for Conservatives to Do
By Civitas Staff The current legislative session has been hailed in most quarters as a success, yet much remains to be done. A look at what happened (or didn’t happen) will ... Keep Reading
Legislature Wraps Up Productive Session
Session Was Short And Sweet A legislative session that was widely seen as successful came to a close late July 1 after legislators gave final approval to the centerpiece of ... Keep Reading
What If Trump Thinks He’s Already Won?
One of my colleagues, Demi Dowdy, and I were talking about whether Donald Trump would lead a third-party movement, which the Republican presidential hopeful has said he wouldn’t ... Keep Reading
CLF comments on public defender budget for Daily Tarheel
A recent article by Corey Risinger at The Daily Tarheel discussed changes to the budget of North Carolina's public defenders. For a conservative perspective, DTH reached out to the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Hails Conservative Wins in Budget
September 18, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 Francis.DeLuca@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute is hailing key victories in ... Keep Reading
Survey Shows NC Voters Strongly Favor Tax Cuts, Spending Limits
May 19, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 francis.deluca@nccivitas.org Civitas Polls Show Anti-Spending Beliefs Span a Decade RALEIGH ... Keep Reading
Poll Shows Decade of Change, Stability in NC Voters’ Views
May 14, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 francis.deluca@nccivitas.org Civitas Poll Compares Answers to Those in Its First Poll, from ... Keep Reading
TOP 5 IN ‘15
Policies the NC General Assembly should address this session Today marks the opening day for the 2015 "long session" for the North Carolina General Assembly. Legislators will ... Keep Reading
The Secrets of Coolidge’s Success
Author Amity Shlaes had heartening words for conservatives when she spoke at a Civitas event this fall. As the biographer of Calvin Coolidge, Miss Shlaes knew he had faced ... Keep Reading