The State Board of Elections is preparing for 30% to 40% rate of mail-in voting this fall. The available data indicates that the actual figure will be much lower. Significant ... Keep Reading
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Parents fret as Gov. Cooper’s school announcement provides zero clarity on back to school plans
In the classic 1978 coming of age movie Grease, at least beauty school dropout Frenchy had her guardian “Teen Angel” to tell her what it would be like to return to Rydell High ... Keep Reading
Heartbreak for North Carolina delegates as Cooper’s unbending virus rules force RNC 2020 Convention to abandon Charlotte
As vice-chair of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party, Sarah Reidy-Jones did not want to leave anything to chance. She had been pitching Charlotte’s case to host the Republican ... Keep Reading
How has coronavirus impacted your child’s education? Survey wants parent input
Coronavirus has brought drastic changes to schools across North Carolina. Instruction has quickly moved from the classroom to online and parents have hardly been able to catch ... Keep Reading
Gov. Roy Cooper’s job approval takes a dip; President Trump’s job disapproval climbs
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas Poll found that support for Gov. Roy Cooper among likely North Carolina voters is beginning to wane. The governor’s job approval is now at 63% (a 7% ... Keep Reading
The politics of reopening and education recovery
This week, Ray and Brooke discuss Phase 2, the education landscape in North Carolina, the politics of reopening, mask wearing, and remember the late Congressman Sam Johnson ... Keep Reading
Long past time to stop playing politics with reopening
Are people listening to medical doctors anymore when it comes to COVID-19? I say that because it seems like the physicians I've listened to in many non-political interviews have a ... Keep Reading
Keeping NC farmers competitive, agriculture during a pandemic, and quarantine snacks
This week, Michael Harden, Civitas' new director of agricultural studies and outreach, joins the conversation to discuss worrisome developments in agriculture during the pandemic, ... Keep Reading
Civitas response to 2020 Consensus Revenue Forecast
RALEIGH – Civitas Institute president and CEO Donald Bryson released the following statement in response to the announcement that the General Assembly's nonpartisan Fiscal Research ... Keep Reading
Coronavirus elections bill has some bitter medicine, but is it necessary?
(Correction added on May 23 to item 3 under "changes for 2020 only.") We knew that it was coming. Since the coronavirus began affecting government policy back in March, I ... Keep Reading
