One quality that makes charter and private schools effective in educating children is their ability to operate efficiently. Part of that efficiency comes from the freedom charter ... Keep Reading
Transparency
What UNC’s Poverty Center Was Hiding
A public records request filed by the Civitas Institute confirms that the UNC Poverty Center continues to use publicly funded resources for blatantly political activities in ways ... Keep Reading
How to Avoid a Public Records Request (A Government Primer)
Since the 1960s, so-called “sunshine laws” have helped to shine the light of public scrutiny into the dark corridors of government. Under state and federal law, any citizen can ... Keep Reading
Transparency, Obama Style
Contractors charged with creating and launching the disastrous federal health insurance exchange website healthcare.gov answered questions yesterday on Capitol Hill. Contractors ... Keep Reading
Top Three Ways The IRS Scandal Shows Government Corruption
Lack of Transparency The current administration is now trying to cover up a scandal that started a little while back. Even though we were promised an open government by the ... Keep Reading
“Privatization” of Economic Incentives Fails to Address Key Problems
Our friend Jeanette Doran of the NC Institute for Constitutional Law penned this op-ed in the N&O on the issue of North Carolina's economic incentives, and Gov. McCrory's still ... Keep Reading
Voter Registration Tracker
Updated December 2012 ... Keep Reading
New House Bill Would Introduce Greater Transparency Over Government Debt
Going back several years, Civitas has urged more transparency when it comes to local and state debt referendums. Specifically, we have advocated applying "truth in lending" type ... Keep Reading
Vote Tracker: 2012 General Election
Absentee voting has already started for the general election. Keep track of who's voting and where the most votes are happening, and break them down by cross-sections. ... Keep Reading
Voter Registration Changes
Updating weekly until election day ... Keep Reading
