Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina voter support of the death penalty for violent offenders remains high, according to a new poll released today by the Civitas Institute. Seventy ... Keep Reading
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Public Fishing Piers Perceived as Job Creators
Five goals that spell out the purpose of three North Carolina Aquarium fishing piers do not mention the word jobs. The three piers are Jennette’s Pier – currently ... Keep Reading
Creating Jobs a Risky Business
In the recently completed election season, every candidate promised to be the one to trust to "create jobs." Indeed, in spite of some pretty heated rhetoric, jobs remained the ... Keep Reading
Number of Unemployed in North Carolina Tripled Since 2000
Over the last decade, the number of North Carolinians in the unemployment line almost tripled, increasing by nearly 300,000. At the same time, the state was a net loser of ... Keep Reading
Ferry Investigation Prompts ‘Sink or Swim’ Moment
In case you were in the camp that believed that $41 million was an obscenely large annual budget to run a Ferry system that takes in around $2.5 million a year, recent ... Keep Reading
Report Card on County Government Growth
From 2000 to 2009, 72 of North Carolina’s 100 county governments grew their workforce at a faster pace than their respective private sector employment. Furthermore, 59 ... Keep Reading
Unnecessary Burdensome Fees and Regulations Hurt Small Business
Regulation of Appraisal Management Industry Hurts Small Business and Consumers While Big Business Gets Bigger. Small business will be priced out of the market by $5,000 ... Keep Reading
State Employment Grows while More North Carolinians Lose Jobs
The number of state government employees in North Carolina has risen at a healthy clip at the same time the private sector lost 50,000 jobs. North Carolina state government added ... 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
20 Changes For 2010: Jobs
Articles in This Series: The first two recommendations in the Civitas Institute 2010 Agenda: “20 Changes for 2010: A Primer for State Reform” focus on policies that ... Keep Reading
