Obviously, there is considerable pressure for lawmakers to embrace gun control, particularly what some are calling "red flag laws." The legislation essentially gives authority to ... Keep Reading
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A conservative solution to the state budget impasse
First – and this piece is critical -- North Carolina's state government is not experiencing a budget crisis. From a national perspective, going into this year's state ... Keep Reading
Making the Internet safe for incumbents
After a failed attempt last year to bring internet content under state laws regulating electioneering communication, the General Assembly is having another go at it this session. ... Keep Reading
State Board of Elections’ absentee ballot fraud recommendations are insufficient
I had the opportunity to sit in on a hearing of the General Assembly’s House Committee on Elections and Ethics Law last Wednesday. On the agenda of that hearing was a report by ... Keep Reading
Redistricting Commission: pipe dream or new reality?
There are two bills in the General Assembly that would create redistricting commissions Both would prohibit the use of data on partisan voting patterns while drafting maps ... Keep Reading
General Assembly Tries to Resolve Details of Constitutional Amendment Ballot Questions
-Leah Byers Yesterday, the General Assembly convened a special session to make changes to the process by which constitutional amendments appear on the ballot. During ... Keep Reading
Why the Lower Tax Cap Amendment is Good for North Carolina
In a newly released Civitas poll, 66 percent of North Carolinians support a constitutional amendment to cap the state income tax rate at 5.5 percent, compared to only 13 percent ... Keep Reading
Toxic Agenda: The Push for California Style Gun Control in North Carolina
"The rights of conscience, of bearing arms…are declared to be inherent in the people." ~ Fisher Ames, 1789. Media sensationalism over school shootings and selective gun violence ... Keep Reading
Civitas Responds to Governor Cooper’s Budget Veto
RALEIGH, N.C. — Earlier this week, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the Republican crafted budget delivered to his desk last week. Although Civitas has loudly objected to this session’s ... Keep Reading
Sound Policy Comes From Good Debate: What’s Missing From This Year’s Budget Process
This article originally ran as an oped in the News & Observer on June 4, 2018. The recent announcement by leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly that changes to the ... Keep Reading
