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Common School Choice Myths Don’t Hold Water
Opponents of school choice claim that private schools are unaccountable because they don’t have to satisfy every testing mandate required of traditional public schools, yet private schools are subject to…
Liberty
Keeping the Peace
Chicago recently initiated a policy of paying former gang members to act as “peacekeepers” in high-crime neighborhoods. Despite the presence of the so-called peacekeepers, the city experienced “tragic numbers” of shootings and homicides…
Law & Public Safety
Raleigh Lets Its Inane Marxist Graffiti Turn Three
Today is the three-year anniversary of inbound visitors being welcomed by Raleigh’s inane Marxist blight: The first thing people entering downtown Raleigh see on inbound South Saunders Street is the…
Elections & Public Integrity
Who Doesn’t Believe the 2024 Election Will Be Free and Fair?
Looking at the latest Civitas Poll, one question jumped out at me: North Carolinians’ faith in elections, however, is not assuring. Only half of likely North Carolina voters (50.7%) believe…
Education
Civitas Poll: Majority Supports Vouchers and Opportunity Scholarship Expansion
North Carolina Republican lawmakers recently introduced legislation ( HB 823, SB 406) to significantly expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The House approved HB 823 while similar legislation in the…
Elections & Public Integrity
North Carolina Supreme Court was Right in Reestablishing States Felon Voting Law.
The North Carolina Supreme Court recently issued three significant election rulings regarding Voter ID, Political Gerrymandering, and Felon voting. These decisions have led many left-wing activists to proclaim this “the…
Elections & Public Integrity
Reversing Course on Election Data-sharing Program Is Looking Better
I spent the better part of two years advocating for North Carolina to join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a program that would be a “strong tool to help…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
April’s Jobs Report Explained
North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased again in April from March’s rate of 3.5% to 3.4% according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The national rate also decreased…
Energy
Government Affairs Update: Promote Clean Energy (S.B.678)
The North Carolina Senate recently passed Senate Bill 678: Promote Clean Energy, sponsored by Senators Paul Newton, Buck Newton, and David Craven. A commonsense and necessary piece of legislation that…
Energy
Outer Banks Residents Rightly Concerned about Spoiled Views from Offshore Wind
The Outer Banks Voice reported recently that construction will begin next year on the Kitty Hawk wind energy area. Outer Banks residents are properly concerned about spoiled views and other economic impacts…
Elections & Public Integrity
Fact-Checking: Governor Cooper’s Claim on the 2022 Districts Being Gerrymandered
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has recently made the national media rounds claiming that the current General Assembly is a partisan gerrymander. Does this claim have any merit? The short…
Education
Opportunity Scholarship Expansion Advances to NC Senate
A bill to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) by removing income eligibility requirements advanced to the state Senate. Yesterday afternoon, the NC House approved House Bill 823, commonly…