The September poll results released today by Civitas clearly define where GOP support for General Assembly races is found: Governor Perdue’s unfavorable rating of 45%. One must ... Keep Reading
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New Commission Could Acquire Alcoa’s Dams
The General Assembly has created an avenue through which the state may strike a blow to property rights. As reported in the Charlotte Observer on Monday, the General Assembly ... Keep Reading
Wake Diversity Policy is a Potential Election Issue
Per the News & Observer, recent legislation commissioned a group to study the impact of school assignment policies based on socioeconomic status, which, by proxy, is an ... Keep Reading
Tax Refunds for NASCAR
Call it the “NASCAR tax credit.” SB1215, “Economic Incentives Alignment & Changes,” is another piece of wish list economic incentives legislation that, among other ... Keep Reading
HB1403: Collecting DNA Upon Arrest Legislative Update
The House Judiciary I Committee met today to debate HB1403 entitled “Collect DNA Sample on Arrest.” Last week, Civitas posted an article on its website outlining the philosophical ... Keep Reading
Bill Socializes Risk; Hold on to Your Wallets!
Today in the General Assembly, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to not consider HB530, the Life Sciences Development Act, on the floor and send it to a conference ... Keep Reading
Measuring the General Assembly’s Effectiveness
The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research released its biennial legislator effectiveness rankings today, and many of the highest ranking legislators will not be ... Keep Reading
Poll Odds and Ends
The full poll results for December will be released on the website tomorrow, but if you've missed any of the results so far, the press releases are up on our website here. A ... Keep Reading
So Why Did They Raise Taxes?
In August, we were all told by the leadership of the General Assembly that $1.1 billion in tax increases were necessary in order to stave off massive, destructive cuts to ... Keep Reading
