Government Intrusion

GOP Senators Harry Brown and David Rouzer want to take a close look at rules that are written covering laws passed by the General Assembly and those written by state agencies. They ... Keep Reading

After a three hour debate the state House of Representatives approved the bill that would require North Carolina to join other states in lawsuit to challenge the Obamacare mandate ... Keep Reading

Republican leaders in the General Assembly are not wasting time in fulfilling promises. The state House Judiciary Committee approved the bill Thursday that would have North ... Keep Reading

Rolling blackouts and mandatory power outages are becoming the norm for Chinese citizens as local governments try to meet energy-saving targets set by Beijing.  In a recent AP ... Keep Reading

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral ... Keep Reading

The state House concurred with a Senate bill to ban Internet sweepstakes parlors by a vote of 86-27. The ban takes effect in December. Members of the House Black Caucus argued ... Keep Reading

Citizens rally at the General Assembly to protest forced annexation ... Keep Reading

Three bills in the General Assembly would raise the cap on charter schools. Civitas Institute Senior Policy Analyst Bob Luebke urges caution over state control in them. ... Keep Reading

This morning WRAL.com ran an article by an AP Economics writer Chris Rugaber, on September's jobless rate: 9.8 percent. After pointing out 7.2 million jobs have been eliminated ... Keep Reading

Just as predicted (and ridiculed) it seems North Carolina’s electricity providers will be unable to meet the first deadline set by the General Assembly in Senate Bill 3 mandating ... Keep Reading