by Matt Caulder, Capitol Connection, November 8, 2017. The state is going to handle more of its own investments in 2017, saving more than $60 million this year alone by avoiding paying investment... Read More
The latest news from the federal courts about the unconstitutional racially gerrymandered General Assembly districts and the response to it from legislative leaders makes one thing clearer than ever... Read More
With the national debate about tax reform heating up, you’ll be hearing a lot about the difference between marginal and average tax rates. It’s an important distinction — and the concept doesn... Read More
Train News Wire, a railroad industry trade publication, reported Thursday the Carolina Connector project, a $272-million intermodal rail hub scheduled for the Rocky Mount area, was canceled by the... Read More
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, October 27, 2017. Most people engage to some degree in trying to predict the future. It can be for fun, such as predicting who will win the World... Read More
UNC-Chapel Hill’s infamous athletics-academic scandal has officially been swept under the rug. On October 13th, the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions announced that UNC-Chapel Hill will not be... Read More
The Civitas Institute released its latest poll numbers at a luncheon last week showing Gov. Roy Cooper’s favorability below 50 percent for the first time since beginning polling the new governor’s... Read More
The Board of Governors is not just pushing the Right’s agenda, it’s intentionally withholding information from the public [Note: This story has been updated — see below.] That there is a war... Read More
by Brian Balfour, Civitas Institute, October 31, 2017. As reported by the N&O today, the State Treasurer’s office this week released updated figures for the state retiree pension fund and health... Read More
If you want to get an idea of what the 2018 election cycle will look like, check out the races in Virginia. It’s not pretty. Both sides are using ugly racial and cultural stereotypes to gin up their... Read More
