Raleigh, N.C. – Fifty-six percent of North Carolina voters support proposed legislation requiring more information be provided to women before an abortion is performed, according ... Keep Reading
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The Daycare Dilemma
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
Civitas Quiz – 1/24/11
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Waiting for Stimulation
Reflecting on the economic reality in North Carolina throughout the recently-completed year of 2010 reveals some grim truths about the so-called stimulus, which should have by ... Keep Reading
Time to End Unauthorized State Debt
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
ARRA: More Stagnation than Stimulation
Nearly $800 billion and two years later, state government analysts are revealing the true impotence of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA); aka the federal stimulus ... Keep Reading
State Spending Rose Most Quickly During Times of Little “Need”
In light of the continuing deep recession, much of the current debate surrounding North Carolina’s state budget deficit involves concern over the public’s demand ... Keep Reading
Wake County Limits Abortion Coverage
The new Wake County Board of Commissioners did not waste anytime in setting a new agenda. Monday, the board voted to remove coverage of elective abortions from Wake County's ... Keep Reading
Tax Reform Not On Menu for New State Leadership
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
Budget Cuts in Perspective
Recent media reports have unveiled some of the state government agency spending reductions submitted to Gov. Perdue at her request. Predictably, the revelations prompted ... Keep Reading
