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Cutting through the confusion over AI in education
How will Artificial Intelligence (AI) impact education? Many articles, books and seminars have sought to address the topic. It’s complicated. Sorting out the valuable from the snake oil only adds…
Agriculture
SNAP, DC’s Shutdown, & Ending the Welfare State
As the federal government’s shutdown stretches into another week, millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are facing an uncertain month. The U.S. Department of…
Elections & Public Integrity
Introducing the 2026 Civitas Partisan Index
With candidate filing for the 2026 election starting on Dec. 1, it’s a good time to take stock of the electoral landscape in North Carolina. With that in mind, here…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cooper’s NCORR failed hurricane victims: Is Stein’s DCR making the same mistake?
Thanks to the failures of former Gov. Roy Cooper’s North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), hundreds of families whose homes were destroyed by Hurricanes Matthew (2016) and Florence…
Research Brief
Energy
Duke plan confirms greater productivity of nuclear, natural gas
Duke Energy’s latest Carolinas Resource Plan filing with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) provides a glimpse into the productivity expected from the different sources of electricity it plans to…
Elections & Public Integrity
State elections board seeks public input into computer systems updates
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) is requesting public input on its planned update of its election management and campaign finance reporting software systems. The request includes a…
Liberty
Ken Burns interview, JLF podcast highlight NC’s role in American Revolution
As 2026 approaches and America prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, many individuals and groups have undertaken efforts to spotlight North Carolina’s…
Research Brief
Energy
More reliability coming for North Carolina power consumers
On Oct. 1, Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress (jointly, Duke) made its latest filing of the Carolinas Resource Plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC). The Carbon…
Research Brief
Elections & Public Integrity
Now that the General Assembly has redrawn congressional districts redrawn, consider reform
The North Carolina General Assembly approved a new congressional map on October 21 to bolster Republicans in the 2026 election. This unnecessary, mid-decade redistricting, while not illegal, is a flagrant…
Research Brief
Education
Responding to NC Opportunity Scholarship critics
On a recent episode of State Lines on PBS North Carolina, panelists debated the merits of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program, a popular school choice program that helps parents cover…
Education
10 charter schools that deserve recognition
We talk plenty about the problems with education in North Carolina. There are plenty of challenges. Yet we shouldn’t forget there are good things going on, things that should be highlighted…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
When the budget deadline died
North Carolina is now nearly four months into the fiscal year, yet lawmakers have not enacted a budget for the 2025–27 biennium — or even sent a proposal to the…