Today Francis De Luca filed to run for US Congress from the 3rd District in North Carolina
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 10:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The most recent Civitas Poll was both accurate and thorough in calling the statewide primary results for both Democrat and Republican presidential primaries and other races, the head of the Raleigh think tank said today.
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 5:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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A new Civitas Poll of registered, unaffiliated North Carolina voters shows Gov. Pat McCrory trailing Attorney General Roy Cooper in a hypothetical gubernatorial race.
Published: Monday, September 7th, 2015 @ 12:01 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolinians are forced to pay twice to prop up the state's renewable energy lobby: once in the form of higher taxes and again for higher electric bills to support a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS).
Published: Thursday, August 20th, 2015 @ 6:15 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The recent abrupt departure of Tony Tata as secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has left many in government and political circles in Raleigh and across the state talking. His manner of leaving — with no public notice, while repeating the cliché about...
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2015 @ 12:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The article below talks about how sanctuary policies have led to crimes against thousands of Americans. It was written by Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation and it is important for North Carolinians to read, because the legislature is considering House Bill 328, which would give...
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 @ 4:17 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In part one of this series we reported on right-of-center political consultants who have created an innovative business model advising a growing number of Republican legislators to turn their backs on conservative, free-market principles to take up the cause of more government mandates...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 8:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In previous years, Republicans rightly attacked then-Gov. Bev. Perdue's use of economic incentives to promote growth in North Carolina. Since taking control of the state, however, they have regrettably changed their tune. Gov. Pat McCrory and then-Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker last year urged...
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 @ 6:04 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Imagine talking with a friend who tells you that he's been forced to support the Duke basketball team for the past five years, even though he doesn't like the Blue Devils.
Published: Sunday, August 31st, 2014 @ 10:00 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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One quality that makes charter and private schools effective in educating children is their ability to operate efficiently.
Published: Wednesday, June 18th, 2014 @ 8:07 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Civitas Action has released its annual Conservative Effectiveness Ranking of North Carolina state lawmakers for the 2013 legislative session. Scores suggest that the Senate was more conservative than the House last year, with more than half of the Senate members earning an "A", while no House...
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 @ 4:31 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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While asking for each of these offices to investigate items under their respective jurisdictions in relation to the SBOE, De Luca also asked the new SBOE to conduct an internal review of its own staff's actions.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 @ 2:00 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The President of the Civitas Institute today called on attorney Al McSurely to retract a lie about Civitas he told at a press conference today.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 @ 9:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Civitas Institute President Francis De Luca has called out the head of the State Board of Elections for lying about the state's elections process.
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2012 @ 7:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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With a controversial ballot question looming, some on the right have raised the plaintive cry that conservatives should shun "social issues."
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012 @ 10:38 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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