Source Archives: Civitas Institute
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Police and criminal justice reform should be measured to avoid return to high crime era
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, most Americans agree that some reforms are needed for police departments and criminal sentencing laws. Some libertarian or right-leaning organizations are calling for a blanket elimination of qualified immunity, civil asset ...
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Parents should prepare for Cooper’s back to school nightmare
Gov. Roy Cooper appears unwilling to allow North Carolina’s 1.5 million public school children to return to school full-time this fall, and parents must prepare for the life-altering consequences of Cooper’s decisions which will be announced July 1. ...
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Newly enacted election law could short circuit four lawsuits
The General Assembly passed H1169, a bill designed to deal with voting during the coronavirus pandemic, with wide bipartisan majorities. The passage of H1169 will likely undermine two lawsuits brought by left-wing groups trying to erode the integrity of absentee ...
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State financial condition much improved, but pension and health benefits remain a major concern
State finances have improved dramatically over the last decade, but state employee pension and health benefit liabilities still loom large This is remaining residue from decades of liberal politicians making grand promises to appease state employee lobbying groups Unfunded pension ...
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“Pausing” school choice? Another bad idea
Superior Court Judge David Lee, who now presides over the long-running Leandro case, should hit the “pause” button on school choice programs because they make it more difficult for the state to provide a “sound, basic education&...
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Censoring the cinema and pesky data
This week, Ray and Brooke make early (and likely very premature) 2020 electoral predictions for the presidency, making moderately compelling, but highly unscientific, cases for their guesses. They also discuss growing concerns about letting new drivers on the road without taking ...
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The Only Safe Means of Voting is Hand-Marked Paper Ballots
This op-ed originally appeared in Real Clear Policy on June 4. Since then, problems with ballot marking devices in Georgia’s June 9 primary further demonstrated the need for a switch to hand-marked paper ballots.
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N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley makes dangerous comments attacking entire state judicial system
Many people rightly associate Lady Justice with being blindfolded, a simple symbol that speaks to fairness and equality. Similarly, the scales of justice sit evenly in her hand. In her recent comments reaching out to protestors, the Chief Justice of ...
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State elections board is planning for the wrong election and potentially endangering voters
The State Board of Elections is preparing for 30% to 40% rate of mail-in voting this fall The available data indicates that the actual figure will be much lower Significant resources will be misallocated away from making in-person voting sites safer and ...
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Parents fret as Gov. Cooper’s school announcement provides zero clarity on back to school plans
In the classic 1978 coming of age movie Grease, at least beauty school dropout Frenchy had her guardian “Teen Angel” to tell her what it would be like to return to Rydell High School.
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