Our Susan Myrick sums up (in the News & Observer) the legislature's newest move on voter reform: The provisional ballot addition, she said, “guts” the ID rule. “It demolishes ... Keep Reading
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Budget Plan Would Cut Taxes for Most
The state Senate leadership's budget plan is coming into clearer focus, and it's important to realize that its passage would mean the great majority of NC taxpayers will be able to ... Keep Reading
Three Reasons the Future is Conservative
The cliché is that conservatives are stuck in the past, but the truth is that our ideas provide the best way to move into an increasingly turbulent future. Of course, ... Keep Reading
New Tax Reforms Would Boost NC
June 10, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brian Balfour (919) 834-2099 brian.balfour@nccivitas.org RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute applauds Senate leadership for ... Keep Reading
The Truth about Polls and ID for Illegals
We hear through the grapevine that some people are citing our most recent online survey to say NC voters would like to grant drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. Nothing could ... Keep Reading
BIG SOLAR III: PAC Funnels Cronies’ Money to Candidates
In two previous articles, we examined how Republican political consultants in North Carolina have pushed the agenda of Big Solar – the solar power companies and their millionaire ... Keep Reading
Poll Reflects Decade of NC Voters’ Views
The most recent Civitas Poll of North Carolina voters compared their current views with the positions of voters in May 2005, when Civitas took its first poll. Despite ... Keep Reading
Survey Shows NC Voters Strongly Favor Tax Cuts, Spending Limits
May 19, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 francis.deluca@nccivitas.org Civitas Polls Show Anti-Spending Beliefs Span a Decade RALEIGH ... Keep Reading
Poll Shows Decade of Change, Stability in NC Voters’ Views
May 14, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 francis.deluca@nccivitas.org Civitas Poll Compares Answers to Those in Its First Poll, from ... Keep Reading
NC Voters Say They’d Back Religious Freedom Protection at Ballot Box
May 13, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 francis.deluca@nccivitas.org Poll reveals North Carolinians are far more likely to vote for a ... Keep Reading