job approval

The Civitas Institute has identified more than a billion dollars in new pork and earmark spending, debt and future obligations in the FY 2008-09 Budget. This is in ... Keep Reading

A bill to increase the amount of corporate welfare dollars to be distributed through the Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) program is heading for passage. SB 2075 was ... Keep Reading

Real ID will prevent identity theft.  There are 300,000 victims of identity theft in North Carolina each year, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In fact, identify ... Keep Reading

The 2008 Conference Committee budget proposal (HB 2436) ignores the voice of the people as it increases state debt by nearly a billion dollars without voter approval. The budget ... Keep Reading

Crimes Before & After N.C.’s Jessica’s Law (HB 933)   Crimes in red are punished under the Florida Jessica’s Law with a mandatory minimum of 25 years ... Keep Reading

The 2008 Senate Budget proposal adds well over half a billion dollars in new state debt - without any taxpayer oversight - while increasing spending by 13.2 percent in just two ... Keep Reading

While the bulk of the money spent by the State on corrections is for the incarceration of prisoners, three-quarters of convicted offenders each year are returned to the community ... Keep Reading

Civitas’ DecisionMaker Poll has consistently shown that the vast majority of North Carolinians support comprehensive immigration enforcement and reform at both the federal ... Keep Reading

by Dr. Jameson Taylor and Dr. Robert Luebke General Assembly Needs to Clarify Law ... Keep Reading

Conference Committee Budget Ignores Public Opinion, Further Escalates an Already Rapidly Increasing State Debt, and Burdens Future Budgets The Civitas Institute’s May 2008 ... Keep Reading