The following article was adapted from an oped published today in the News & Observer. Newspapers, activists and all who care about open government recently celebrated ... Keep Reading
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Civitas Records Request Finds Partisan Politicking at UNC Poverty Center
Feb. 26, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 Jim.Tynen@nccivitas.org RALEIGH – A new report from the Civitas Institute, based on a public records ... Keep Reading
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
Transparency and the Ivory Tower
As the old saying goes, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” But some North Carolina professors have decided that they are neither goose nor gander. In a letter ... Keep Reading
Civitas’ De Luca: Academics’ Call for Secrecy Would Undermine Democracy in NC
Dec. 16, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 Francis.DeLuca@nccivitas.org RALEIGH – Civitas Institute President Francis X. De Luca has released ... Keep Reading
Tom Ross – A Predictable Anti-Gun Voice Speaks Out
UNC system President Tom Ross has weighed into the gun debate. Ross wants a provision in House Bill 937, that allows concealed carry permit holder to have a weapon in a locked ... 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
UNC students and parents: Hang on to your wallets
UNC President Tom Ross has told campus administrators he is considering allowing campuses to charge a one-time tuition adjustment to catch up to “peer universities” (See ... Keep Reading
UNC has bigger challenges than rising tuition
Students are being asked to shoulder a larger and larger share of educational costs at UNC institutions, that’s the theme of a weekend article in the N&O. Advocates for low ... Keep Reading
A closer look at UNC finances
Has the economy put North Carolina’s largest public colleges and universities on shaky financial footing? Not so, says a recent article in Triangle Business Journal (subscription ... Keep Reading
