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September 1, 2010

New UNC President Has Ties To ACORN

Last week, the UNC Board of Governors appointed Wake Forest University President Thomas Ross as the 17th president of the UNC system. While relatively unknown by most state residents, Ross is well known by the politically connected, especially those on the left. In a three-part series, Civitas reveals several questionable marks on Ross’ record, including over $200,000 given to ACORN.

Part 1: Ross speedily confirmed as President of UNC System, ACORN ties and all
Part 2: New UNC System President Funded Abortions and Gay Rights in North Carolina

How Do Your Legislators Score in the Conservative Effectiveness Rankings?

Updated Conservative Effectiveness Rankings for the 2009-2010 session of the General Assembly were released this week by Civitas Action. This is the only rating system in North Carolina that allows citizens to gauge how effective their state legislator is in relation to conservative and liberal issues. Find out where your legislator ranks on the list!

How Much Does Your Legislator Make?

Civitas is proud to release a new tool for visualizing the pay of the North Carolina General Assembly. With it you can see at a glance not only how much your legislator is paid relative to others, but the breakdown of what that money was for. You can also narrow it down to House or Senate only and Republican or Democrat only while sorting it by any of the numbers for easy comparison. So how much did your legislator make in 2009?

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State Legislative District Polling Analysis: Part 4

As we move into the dog days of August, the calendar will quickly turn to September and election season will be in full swing. Before that begins, it makes sense to stop and see what the landscape looks like right now by analyzing some of the details of the legislative district polling that Civitas has done over the past couple of months.

Part 1: Unaffiliated voters on the move
Part 2: Is It Just “The Economy, Stupid”?
Part 3: “The Obama Effect”
Part 4: The Intensity Gap and Definite Voters

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Bad Bill of the Week: S.B. 897

Sen. Charlie Dannelly (D-Mecklenburg) has the dubious distinction of being the primary sponsor of the budget bill for fiscal year 2010-11. Read the bill, SB897, and the money report. For the first time since 2003, the annual budget was passed prior to the start of the fiscal year. Perhaps lawmakers should have been more concerned about correcting some of our long-term fiscal issues and less concerned about getting out of town on time…

Civitas Conversations with Sen. Richard Stevens, Part 1

Welcome to Civitas Conversations, a series of interviews in which legislators will discuss a range of topics including the demographics and character of their district, bills they have sponsored, hot issues such as incentives and the smoking ban, and what North Carolina needs to do in order to remain competitive going forward. Throughout the series, freshmen legislators, as well as seasoned veterans, will face the camera so that citizens might know the names and faces behind state government.

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Get the Latest Information & Analysis from Civitas at Your Next Event

The Civitas Institute is proud to launch a new and improved Speakers Bureau! The Civitas Speakers Bureau offers knowledgeable policy and research specialists to speak to your organization. Whether you attend a civic group, area college or university, business, non-profit or local activist group, there is a Civitas analyst available to discuss your topic of choice. Contact us today by emailing jessica.anderson@nccivitas.org or by calling (919) 834-2099 to bring a speaker to your next meeting.