Our CLC 2013 Highlights edition of Capitol Connection showcases the speakers, events and issues that energized hundreds of people at the Conservative Leadership Conference. Civitas ... Keep Reading
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JWPCI newspaper February 2013
Citizens hoping North Carolina will return to greatness could look forward to the Civitas Institute’s Conservative Leadership Conference. Civitas Capitol Connection is the monthly ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper January 2013
With a new governor taking the office, the General Assembly began its Long Session by tackling key issues, including tax reform, school choice and Voter IDs. Civitas Capitol ... Keep Reading
LA Gov. Jindal Releases Plan to Eliminate State Income Taxes, Will NC be Next?
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal this morning released details of his plan to eliminate income taxes in his state. The overall concept is very similar to one evaluated in our study ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper Nov/December 2012
With a shift in state government, conservatives seek to bring more freedom and prosperity to North Carolina. Civitas Capitol Connection is the monthly newspaper of the Civitas ... Keep Reading
The Poor and Unemployed the Real Victims of NC’s Current Tax Structure
The Fayetteville Observer today published my op-ed on the subject of tax incidence - that is who really feels the impact of taxes versus who just writes the check for the ... Keep Reading
SC Guv States Her Desire to Eliminate State Income Taxes
Last month saw Governors from three states (LA, KS, NE) publicly state their desire to eliminate income taxes. Last year Oklahoma introduced legislation to eliminate its income tax ... Keep Reading
Famed Economist: NC Can Get Ahead of the Curve
Famed economist Arthur Laffer provided real-world economic solutions at the Civitas Institute’s legislative training session recently in Raleigh. First, though he is best known ... Keep Reading
Fuzzy Math From Liberal Group on Tax Modernization
Following up on last week's post regarding the liberal Budget & Tax Center's poorly-conceived article criticizing our tax modernization study, Civitas has posted a closer ... Keep Reading
Berger Sees Good Odds for Tax Reform, Voter Photo ID
NC Senate president pro tempore Phil Berger laid out an agenda for the upcoming session at a press conference this morning. My take: NC residents can expect to see some form of ... Keep Reading
