Unless a deal is struck that is favorable to the middle class, we go over the fiscal cliff in less than two weeks. My, oh my, how time flies while the men and women in Congress bicker about how much of other people’s money to take and how fast to spend it. But what can’t [...]
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“Education Governor” Gets a C Grade
Governor Beverly Perdue received an average grade in the newest Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors from the Cato Institute. In addition to an overall grade, the report gives a score to each governor ranging from 0 to 100. Lower scores indicate governors who favor big-government fiscal policies (high taxes, high spending), while scores [...]
Setting the Record Straight: Indy Week Lies about Civitas Lunch with Art Pope
What’s a journalist to do when he doesn’t have a story? Apparently, if you’re with Indy Week, you’re supposed to make one up. That’s what Bob Geary did after the Civitas Poll Luncheon at the Doubletree Brownstone Hotel in Raleigh this past Thursday. Geary’s article is replete with errors. The first comes a few lines [...]
School Choice – The Road Ahead
The school choice movement, which seeks to expand K-12 education opportunities through charter and private schools, has seen major gains in the past few years across the country. Most recently, a superior court ruled in favor of Arizona’s education savings accounts which makes money available to families to help with the expense of private schools. In [...]
Obama’s Favorite NC Crony
In his speech last night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, President Obama emphasized “the basic bargain at the heart of America’s story: the promise that hard work will pay off; that responsibility will be rewarded; that everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same [...]
