These have not been good days for John Edwards. Earlier this year, the former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate was indicted on charges that he used nearly $1 million in campaign contributions to keep the lid on an affair. Yesterday the Federal Elections Commission ordered Edwards’ presidential campaign committee to repay $2.3 million in federal [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Community Colleges Opt Out of Federal Student Loan Program
The North Carolina Community College System reports 18 of its schools have decided to opt out of the federal student loan program. They fear their colleges could be at risk if many student borrowers default on those loans. The default rate on federal student loans continues to rise in North Carolina and some community colleges [...]
Small Aviation Companies and Manufacturers Worried About Corporate Jet Tax
Manufacturers of corporate jets in North Carolina as well as small companies that maintain them are worried about a replay of the yacht tax in the 90′s:
Voter Fraud: Detection or Coverup?
Civitas Institute Intern, Will Garvey has a great op-ed in the Lincoln Tribune this week. Will explains why he is a proponent of voter photo ID and describes his experience at a Wake County polling place in 2008 when he was told he had already voted… Tune in to Charlotte’s WBT 1110 AM today at [...]
Civitas Polling and Policy Watch
Policy Watch decided to try and discredit our polling with a post. What they did was call our attention to the disclaimer at the bottom of our releases which we did not update after the 2010 election (Which by the way Civitas correctly polled on an overwhelming number of the competitive legislative seats). We did [...]
