Articles in This Series: The final two recommendations in the Civitas Institute 2010 Agenda: “20 Changes for 2010: A Primer for State Reform” focus on cleaning ... Keep Reading
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10 Worst Federal Stimulus Projects in North Carolina
Sign up to receive the Civitas Newsletter Prior to signing his federal “stimulus” bill in early 2009, President Obama warned, “If we do not move swiftly to ... Keep Reading
Let Fiscal Sanity Start in Your Hometown
How to stop your local government from running up debt We have watched as politicians at all levels have run up massive debts that our children and grandchildren will have to ... Keep Reading
20 Changes For 2010: Fiscal Responsibility
Articles in This Series: The next three recommendations in the Civitas Institute Agenda “20 Changes for 2010: A Primer for State Reform” focus on policies to ... Keep Reading
Hot Flashes, Dead Bugs, and Cocaine for Monkeys: The 10 Worst Federal Stimulus Projects in North Carolina
If you appreciate the work of the Civitas Institute, please consider a donation. Prior to signing his federal “stimulus” bill in early 2009, President Obama warned, ... Keep Reading
Ten Recommendations For North Carolina’s Budget Reform and Advisory Commission (BRAC)
In January of 2009, Gov. Bev Perdue issued Executive Order #5 to establish the North Carolina Budget Reform and Advisory Commission (BRAC). BRAC was established, in part, to ensure ... Keep Reading
Raleigh, Wake County Taxpayers Denied Vote on New Debt, Will Pay Millions More
In spite of an already alarming level of debt, Raleigh and Wake County council members continue to max out the taxpayers’ credit card without even asking first for ... Keep Reading
A “Fishy” business: Sen. Basnight, Basnight Construction and the $25 million dollar state pier
Civitas first reported on the now infamous $25 million fishing pier in Nags Head as a Bad Bill of the Week in May. The August issue of Civitas Review featured “Pier ... Keep Reading
Top Ten North Carolina Economic Incentive Deals
The announcement in late 2009 that the Winston-Salem Dell plant was closing placed North Carolina’s economic incentive policies under sharp scrutiny. The failure of Dell ... Keep Reading
Policies Should Promote Wealth Creation
This article originally appeared in the Jan. 10 2010 edition of the Durham Herald-Sun What causes poverty? That's what North Carolina's "Poverty Reduction and Economic ... Keep Reading
