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The vision of the Civitas Institute is of a North Carolina whose citizens enjoy liberty and prosperity derived from limited government, personal responsibility and civic engagement. The mission of the Civitas Institute is to facilitate the implementation of conservative policy solutions to improve the lives of all North Carolinians.

North Carolina’s 2020 general election began on September 4, when thousands of absentee ballots were sent to voters. Thirty-two ballots (from military or overseas voters) were returned and accepted that same day.
North Carolina’s 2020 general election began on September 4, when thousands of absentee ballots were sent to voters. Thirty-two ballots (from military or overseas voters) were returned and accepted that same day.
 
Violent scenes of anarchy in cities like Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon, and the nation’s capital are a reminder that police have dangerous and difficult jobs.
Violent scenes of anarchy in cities like Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon, and the nation’s capital are a reminder that police have dangerous and difficult jobs.
 
How does one draw attention to the alarming crime surge in Charlotte given a daily barrage of Covid-19 and political news?
How does one draw attention to the alarming crime surge in Charlotte given a daily barrage of Covid-19 and political news?
 
Contained within the FY 2020-21 spending plan released by Gov. Cooper this week is a section outlining how he’d like the state to spend nearly $1 billion of unspent federal Coronavirus Relief Funds.
Contained within the FY 2020-21 spending plan released by Gov. Cooper this week is a section outlining how he’d like the state to spend nearly $1 billion of unspent federal Coronavirus Relief Funds.
 
School is supposed to be a place where students learn democratic values and how to contribute to society.
School is supposed to be a place where students learn democratic values and how to contribute to society.
 
While we are not sure how many people will vote absentee in North Carolina this year, we do know that it will likely be several times larger than in any previous election.
While we are not sure how many people will vote absentee in North Carolina this year, we do know that it will likely be several times larger than in any previous election.
 
By state law (GS 163-231(b)(1)), absentee ballots can only be “transmitted by mail or by commercial courier service, at the voter’s expense, or delivered in person, or by the voter’s near relative or verifiable legal guardian.”
By state law (GS 163-231(b)(1)), absentee ballots can only be “transmitted by mail or by commercial courier service, at the voter’s expense, or delivered in person, or by the voter’s near relative or verifiable legal guardian.”
 
Because the state hasn't passed an actual budget bill since FY 2018-19, however, the recommendations are essentially spending adjustments because there is no actual budget to adjust.
Because the state hasn't passed an actual budget bill since FY 2018-19, however, the recommendations are essentially spending adjustments because there is no actual budget to adjust.
 
May I introduce you to some of the first-degree murderers who had their death sentences indefinitely postponed by our state Supreme Court on June 5.
May I introduce you to some of the first-degree murderers who had their death sentences indefinitely postponed by our state Supreme Court on June 5.
 
Over the past decade school choice has expanded across North Carolina.
Over the past decade school choice has expanded across North Carolina.
 
How does human trafficking affect North Carolina? What are we, as a state, doing to combat this issue, and what more can be done?
How does human trafficking affect North Carolina? What are we, as a state, doing to combat this issue, and what more can be done?
 
Why Say’s Law Tells us Unemployment Checks Don’t ‘Stimulate’ the Economy
Why Say’s Law Tells us Unemployment Checks Don’t ‘Stimulate’ the Economy
 
Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday sent a letter to North Carolina’s Congressional delegates asking the federal government for more financial help.
Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday sent a letter to North Carolina’s Congressional delegates asking the federal government for more financial help.
 
Probably no inherent right is protected less than the Second Amendment in this nation today.
Probably no inherent right is protected less than the Second Amendment in this nation today.
 
In the course of covering Gov. Roy Cooper’s nightmare back to school plans, Civitas has been surveying and collecting responses from parents about the possibility of their children returning to school on a part-time basis
In the course of covering Gov. Roy Cooper’s nightmare back to school plans, Civitas has been surveying and collecting responses from parents about the possibility of their children returning to school on a part-time basis
 
When electors meet across the county to vote for president in December of 2016, the vast majority of them voted according to the popular vote of their states.
When electors meet across the county to vote for president in December of 2016, the vast majority of them voted according to the popular vote of their states.
 
hese figures are a strong indication of how North Carolina’s robust economy has attracted workers seeking opportunity.
hese figures are a strong indication of how North Carolina’s robust economy has attracted workers seeking opportunity.
 
If coronavirus were not enough, parents are starting to get increasingly uneasy about how their children will be educated this fall.
If coronavirus were not enough, parents are starting to get increasingly uneasy about how their children will be educated this fall.
 
We often don’t think of Calvin Coolidge when we think of the greatest American speeches of all time.
We often don’t think of Calvin Coolidge when we think of the greatest American speeches of all time.
 
Gov. Roy Cooper appears unwilling to allow North Carolina’s 1.5 million public school children to return to school full-time this fall, and parents must prepare for the life-altering consequences of Cooper’s decisions which will be announced July 1.
Gov. Roy Cooper appears unwilling to allow North Carolina’s 1.5 million public school children to return to school full-time this fall, and parents must prepare for the life-altering consequences of Cooper’s decisions which will be announced July 1.
 
Yesterday the State Board of Education and members of Governor Cooper’s administration submitted an action plan to Superior Court Judge David Lee as part of the ongoing work to ensure the state is compliant with the constitutional requirements of the long-running Leandro case.
Yesterday the State Board of Education and members of Governor Cooper’s administration submitted an action plan to Superior Court Judge David Lee as part of the ongoing work to ensure the state is compliant with the constitutional requirements of the long-running Leandro case.
 
We are a week from the June 23 11th Congressional District Republican second primary, so it is a good moment to see how the race is going.
We are a week from the June 23 11th Congressional District Republican second primary, so it is a good moment to see how the race is going.
 
The 2020 election season started with clear examples of the folly of our unquestioned faith in technology for voting.
The 2020 election season started with clear examples of the folly of our unquestioned faith in technology for voting.
 
In an April 22 memo to Gov. Roy Cooper and the NC General Assembly, State Board of Elections (SBE) Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell predicted a “30% to 40% voter absentee-by-mail participation rate (compared to a 4% to 5% rate traditionally)” in the general election this November.
In an April 22 memo to Gov. Roy Cooper and the NC General Assembly, State Board of Elections (SBE) Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell predicted a “30% to 40% voter absentee-by-mail participation rate (compared to a 4% to 5% rate traditionally)” in the general election this November.
 
Teacher pay is always a lively topic in North Carolina.
 
It’s not difficult to find bad policy examples from government-enacted lockdowns due to coronavirus, yet virtually none are worse than the idea of the federal government bailing out the states.
It’s not difficult to find bad policy examples from government-enacted lockdowns due to coronavirus, yet virtually none are worse than the idea of the federal government bailing out the states.
 
Are people listening to medical doctors anymore when it comes to COVID-19?
 
In a recent piece published in The American Spectator, I made the case that despite an abundance of spending on civic education in public schools, the government is failing in this endeavor.
In a recent piece published in The American Spectator, I made the case that despite an abundance of spending on civic education in public schools, the government is failing in this endeavor.
 
Thanks to a decade of wise, conservative fiscal policy, North Carolina state government is better positioned financially to weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus shutdown.
Thanks to a decade of wise, conservative fiscal policy, North Carolina state government is better positioned financially to weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus shutdown.
 
Michael Harden, the Civitas Institute’s director of agricultural studies, took to the airwaves this week in two interviews to discuss disruptions in the food supply chain due to COVID-19 – on the Tyler Cralle Show (WAAV; 980 AM Wilmington) and the Pete Kaliner Show podcast.
Michael Harden, the Civitas Institute’s director of agricultural studies, took to the airwaves this week in two interviews to discuss disruptions in the food supply chain due to COVID-19 – on the Tyler Cralle Show (WAAV; 980 AM Wilmington) and the Pete Kaliner Show podcast.
 
The latest round in the fight over redistricting has begun in the General Assembly.
 
Every February, the Information Analysis section of the Division of School Business at the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) publishes “Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget.”
Every February, the Information Analysis section of the Division of School Business at the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) publishes “Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget.”
 
When I worked in Congressman Gene Taylor’s Gulfport, Miss. district office, and helped out with veteran affairs casework, I came across a thick file in one of the cabinets about Roy Mitchell Wheat from Moselle, Mississippi.
When I worked in Congressman Gene Taylor’s Gulfport, Miss. district office, and helped out with veteran affairs casework, I came across a thick file in one of the cabinets about Roy Mitchell Wheat from Moselle, Mississippi.
 
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