In all likelihood, Gov. Roy Cooper will have a competitive race for reelection in his bid for a second term in 2020. Despite his consistently strong showing in Civitas Polls, races ... Keep Reading
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Legislature Overrides Cooper Veto of Budget
The state Senate and House have overridden Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the legislature's budget. With that, the state has a spending blueprint for the next two years, and the main ... Keep Reading
The Real Story of Education in NC
Which North Carolina political party has increased the education budget by more than $1.1 billion since 2011? Answer: the Republicans. Maybe that surprises you. But that’s ... Keep Reading
K-12 Education Budgets: By the Numbers
Education comprises 55 percent of the state budget. K-12 education accounts for 70 percent of that. House adds $377 million, Senate $277 million to current $8.4 billion K-12 ... Keep Reading
NC Ranked No. 2 for Economic Outlook
North Carolina's economic outlook ranked second in the United States in a new analysis of all the states' economic competitiveness from the American Legislative Exchange Council ... Keep Reading
New Study Provides Sour Diagnosis of NC’s Fiscal Health
State spending per capita has quadrupled since 1970, even after accounting for inflation Pension liability suffers from a “false impression of solvency” and is likely ten times ... Keep Reading
The Education Budget: Three Things You Should Know
Those who watch state government have had plenty to talk about since the General Assembly passed the state’s new $21.7 billion state budget. Since education is the single largest ... Keep Reading
Cut This, Go Home: Biotech Center
Recommendations for the 2015 Budget Negotiations As budget negotiations for the long-overdue 2015 North Carolina state budget continue, the Civitas Institute would like to ... Keep Reading
Senate Budget Is $700M Less than House Plan
The Senate's $21.47 billion budget, which represents a 2 percent increase over last year’s, comes in at about $700 million less than the House proposal passed last month, ... Keep Reading
Why Tax Cuts Are Working in NC
Economist Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation has a piece in today's Wall Street Journal that reminds us of why fiscal reforms in our state have worked and are still ... Keep Reading
