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The intellectual forces that have driven three decades of freedom-forward research and policy reforms in North Carolina will merge their capabilities, ensuring that North Carolinians' liberties are robustly defended and advanced as we enter this next decade.
Published: Monday, January 4th, 2021 @ 6:54 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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A joint statement from John Locke Foundation and Civitas Institute
Published: Thursday, December 17th, 2020 @ 12:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina think tanks join forces, creating the southeast’s most powerful voice for personal and economic freedom
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 12:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dr. Corey DeAngelis, Director of School Choice, Reason Foundation, and the Civitas Institute just published a new study of North Carolina’s Education Savings Account (ESA) Program.
Published: Sunday, October 18th, 2020 @ 8:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Civitas Institute filed public records requests with North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director, Karen Brinson Bell, Chairman Damon Circosta, and Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2020 @ 12:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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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.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 @ 11:40 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, the Civitas Institute, North Carolina’s leading conservative think tank, launched a new initiative called “A Better Carolina.”
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 @ 9:07 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolinians strongly believe parents are the ultimately authority when it comes to educating their children, a new poll from the conservative-leaning Civitas Institute shows.
Published: Thursday, January 30th, 2020 @ 11:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and former N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory lead the pack in the latest Civitas Institute poll focusing on the Republican primary.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 @ 3:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new poll from the Civitas Institute shows approval ratings for Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper have started to tick down over the past seven months.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Policy experts and lawmakers point to Senate Bill 609, K-12 Scholarship Changes, as a noteworthy way to advance school choice in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2019 @ 6:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former Democratic Sen. Joel Ford used to be a critic of school choice, but his experiences as a father changed his perspective.
Published: Thursday, June 6th, 2019 @ 11:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new Civitas Institute poll shows a small majority of North Carolina voters describe themselves as pro-life
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 1:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican incumbent Rep. George Holding has garnered a significant lead against his opponents in the N.C. 2nd Congressional District race, according to the latest poll from the Civitas Institute
Published: Thursday, November 1st, 2018 @ 11:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Unaffiliated North Carolina voters are trending Republican, the conservative Civitas Institute found in its latest statewide poll. Even so, the Democratic Party maintains a lead on the generic ballot
Published: Saturday, October 27th, 2018 @ 9:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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More North Carolina voters support than oppose a constitutional amendment reducing the state’s income tax to a maximum allowable rate of 7 percent, the latest Civitas Institute poll finds
Published: Saturday, October 27th, 2018 @ 1:25 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Civitas Institute has released a new poll showing incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. George Holding and Democratic challenger Linda Coleman neck-in-neck in a race for North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District seat
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The latest statewide poll by the Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, showed Republicans losing ground against Democrats in the “generic” sense
Published: Saturday, July 7th, 2018 @ 6:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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SurveyUSA, along with the Civitas Institute, a nonprofit conservative public policy organization, released findings from a flash poll showing a majority of voters support several constitutional amendments proposed this year
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 11:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Large majorities of North Carolina voters support enshrining additional rights and responsibilities in the state constitution in the latest polling by the Civitas Institute
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the Civitas Institute released a statement on the nomination of Damon Circosta, executive director of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, to the State Board of Elections and Ethics as the "unaffiliated" ninth member of the board
Published: Monday, March 26th, 2018 @ 6:56 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Civitas Institute has filed a state ethics complaint against Gov. Roy Cooper, seeking a ruling and possible investigation into questions of his handling of $57.8 million from a utility coalition building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 @ 2:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Citizens for Better Government of Beaufort County NC ("CBG"), with the assistance of the Civitas Institute, has filed suit against the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners.
Published: Saturday, April 29th, 2017 @ 1:54 am
By: Ray Leary
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The N&O today tackled the issue of same-day registration (SDR), citing research conducted by the Civitas Institute
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 1:18 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, the Civitas Institute is highlighting the results of a new survey showing that 57.2 percent of NC union workers would prefer to represent themselves and 30 percent of union members nationwide would opt out of union membership if they knew they could keep their job and not face any penalty.
Published: Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 @ 2:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On October 18, the Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) filed suit against Roy Cooper in his capacity as North Carolina attorney general, alleging he illegally diverted money from public education to special interest groups.
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 4:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On the Thursday "What Matters in North Carolina" program, host Mark Shiver spoke with Brian Balfour, executive vice-president of the Civitas Institute, to discuss the proposed Wake County sales tax increase on the Nov. 8 ballots, which will go to fund a mass transit plan
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 @ 2:46 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A Civitas Institute poll of likely voters released today shows Pat McCrory leading Roy Cooper by 4 points in the race for North Carolina governor, 46% to 42%
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2016 @ 2:42 am
By: McCrory Communications
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"North Carolina's recent, major changes in economic policy have resulted, thus far, in sizable increases in economic growth, employment, and salaries, and reductions in unemployment rates."
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 @ 2:07 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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That's what recent tax reforms have delivered to North Carolina, according to a new academic study released today by the Civitas Institute
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 4:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The State Board of Elections Office is aware of a report from the Civitas Institute regarding statements made by a Board of Elections employee at a public voter outreach session last week in Pasquotank County
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2016 @ 12:11 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Today, the Civitas Institute released a new study authored by energy expert Dr. Timothy Considine of the University of Wyoming, which finds that North Carolina’s 12 percent renewable portfolio standard (RPS) will increase electricity prices by 42 percent by 2020 and destroy 50,000 jobs by 2020
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2016 @ 4:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This morning, the Editorial Board of the News & Observer condemned a lawsuit brought by the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) on behalf of two individuals as “suspicious” and nothing more than “political interference.”
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 1:01 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) has moved for summary judgment in Gaston County Superior Court on behalf of clients seeking access to public records within the custody of the City of Belmont, North Carolina
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 6:35 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Yesterday, Judge George Bryan Collins of the 10th Judicial District heard arguments by the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) and the North Carolina Attorney General in Wake County Superior Court.
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2016 @ 4:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Now that the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) has defied an audit mandated by state law, what happens next?
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 11:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Nashville-Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) Lead Counsel Elliot Engstrom will be a featured panelist at the Heartland Institute's Emerging Issues Forum on Dec. 9 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 4:39 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Civitas Institute applauds Sen. Bob Rucho's tireless advocacy on behalf of North Carolina taxpayers. Rucho, who announced Thursday that the current term will be his last, spearheaded the fight for the most significant tax reform and relief in the state's history, passed in 2013...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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As an economist and a leading conservative, Arthur Brooks heads the American Enterprise Institute. He also champions an important argument many on the right shy away from: Conservatism is morally superior to any other political ideology, for it accomplishments have helped more people than any of...
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 2:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Friday, September 11, the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom joined several other state-based legal and policy organizations in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the freedom of employees to choose what political causes they support. In a joint amicus brief in the case of...
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 11:53 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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