Property Rights

A preliminary hearing was scheduled December 15 in a Wake County courtroom over the lawsuit filed by several cities seeking to repeal a new law that could lead to several proposed ... Keep Reading

First Governor Beverly Perdue  vetoed SB532 that would have made changes at the Employment Security Commission (ESC) and put it under the director of the Secretary of Commerce. ... Keep Reading

The sponsor of the latest version of annexation reform, Republican Representative Steve LaRoque, says his bill, HB845, will be discussed in the House Finance Committee Thursday. He ... Keep Reading

The House gave tentative approval to HB8 which would let voters decide on a constitutional amendment to allow the government to take private property only for "public use." The ... Keep Reading

The House Judiciary Committee passed HB8 which would restrict when a government could take someone's private property for a public or private project. There would be a referendum ... Keep Reading

A recent NBC 17 story reveals that Johnston County commissioners unanimously approved a measure to enact more gun restrictions that regulates gun use on private property. ... Keep Reading

State Senators had their first look at a bill that would impose a one year moratorium on involuntary annexations. The Senate State and Local Government committee began discussion ... Keep Reading

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, it is time again to revisit a key lesson we can take away from the origins of this holiday tradition. This Foundation for ... Keep Reading

This week's latest installment in the Civitas Institute's "20 Changes in 2010: A Primer for State Reform" focuses on protecting private property rights. Our Nation’s forefathers ... Keep Reading

Great op-ed in the Kinston Free Press today on how the seeming best intentions of the nanny-staters only take away individual rights: We think that most people in North Carolina ... Keep Reading