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Raleigh, N.C. – There is strong support among North Carolina voters for giving school principals expanded hiring and salary authority according to the most recent Civitas Institute ... Keep Reading

2011 finds North Carolina in the abyss of recession: high unemployment, low private sector job growth, and state government scrambling to fill a $3.7 billion budget hole. In a year ... Keep Reading

Over 2,200 North Carolina teachers received National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification in 2010. The addition of this year’s class of teachers ... Keep Reading

An overwhelming 77 percent of voters believe that the North Carolina General Assembly should not be allowed to borrow money without voter approval. In spite of such massive ... Keep Reading

The new GOP leadership in North Carolina’s General Assembly will be facing many challenges this upcoming legislative session, the projected $3.2 billion budget gap being foremost ... Keep Reading

This article was written by Jeff Hunt, District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 29B. He has been a DA since 1995. This article originally appeared in the October issue of ... Keep Reading

North Carolina's $3 billion budget shortfall awaiting the winners of November's elections is sure to dampen many a victory party. Those lucky legislators will be inheriting a ... Keep Reading

When North Carolinians cast their votes this election season, they will be asked whether to amend the state constitution such that it would prohibit any convicted felon from ... Keep Reading

Debate over expanding North Carolina’s film incentive program prompted the Civitas Institute to investigate the types of movies produced here. Roughly $700,000 taxpayer ... Keep Reading

Approximately 37 percent of the North Carolina state budget is devoted to K-12 public education. This year North Carolina will spend approximately $7.1 billion on public ... Keep Reading