The A.J. Fletcher Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity formed by the founder of Capitol Broadcasting Company, the late A.J. Fletcher – but its giving currently reflects the political and cultural concerns that are most important to Capitol Broadcasting’s current...... MORE
It's official. ACORN is closing its Washington, DC office, along with most of its other offices across the country. Most political followers don't believe, however, that ACORN is dead. Instead, its loyalists are expected to rebrand and emerge under a...... MORE
After years of ethics violations that resulted in the imprisonment of several political leaders, in 2010, North Carolina lawmakers were still dragging their feet when it came to enacting real ethics reforms to insert transparency and accountability into state government. While...... MORE
With rising gas prices and a growing desire to move away from dependence on the unstable Middle East, establishing new methods for producing alternative and renewable fuels within the state seems to be an area ripe for attention by North...... MORE
The Broyhill Family Foundation was originally created by the Broyhills of furniture manufacturing fame primarily to further the principles of free enterprise in which the Broyhills so fervently believed. The interests of the Foundation, however, have grown to envelop a wide...... MORE
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is an independent private foundation whose mission is to advance the medical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities.According to its own website, the Trust has become the largest charitable foundation devoted to...... MORE
The release of an internal report, including security camera footage showing the final hours of a patient who died after going more than 22 hours without food or water, shows that Cherry Hospital employees falsified records and lied to investigators...... MORE
The John William Pope Civitas Institute envisions “a North Carolina whose citizens enjoy liberty and prosperity derived from limited government, personal responsibility and civic engagement.”...... MORE
As a “non-profit, nonpartisan citizens' lobby organization,” Common Cause North Carolina (CCNC) works to “strengthen public participation in state politics and to ensure that the political process serves the public interest rather than special interests.”...... MORE
Democracy North Carolina is a statewide nonpartisan 501 (c)(3) organization “that uses research, grassroots organizing and coalition building to promote voter participation and fair elections.” In recent years, the organization has also sought to shed light on the state's culture...... MORE
As budget deficits continue to grow, the state sponsored Golden LEAF Foundation is under increased fire for funding projects that appear to be politically driven, and not in keeping with the mission of the organization, established in 1999 "to provide...... MORE
“In 1978 the Raleigh News & Observer dubbed me ‘Senator No.’ It wasn’t meant as a compliment, but I certainly took it as one.” – Sen. Jesse HelmsThe Jesse Helms Center was established in 1987 to help preserve and promote...... MORE
North Carolina’s John Locke Foundation has a vision – one based on the concepts of liberty and personal freedom, constitutional government, free markets, and a free society....... MORE
It is well-known in public-policymaking circles that without the ongoing support of the John William Pope Foundation, many of the state's leading conservative education and research foundations would not be in existence today....... MORE
When the North Carolina General Assembly convenes in 2009, new job creation in a tough economy will likely be at the top of the legislative agenda. If recent experience is any indicator, lawmakers will tackle the issue with new or expanded...... MORE
The North Carolina Center for Voter Education (NCCVE) is a Raleigh, NC-based 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the quality and responsiveness of North Carolina's election system through public education and research. NCCVE works to inform voters beyond the...... MORE
As an organization that describes itself as "deeply involved with matters that affect North Carolina families," the North Carolina Family Policy Council hopes to bring conservative family values to the forefront of North Carolina's public policy debate....... MORE
In just the five short years of its existence, the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law (NCICL) has created a name for itself in legal and legislative circles by challenging actions taken by state government that would have likely gone...... MORE
The North Carolina Justice Center describes itself as North Carolina’s “leading private, nonprofit anti-poverty organization.” In political circles, they are considered the state’s top left-leaning think tank, addressing a wide range of issues from tax policy to health care....... MORE
The North Carolina General Assembly has charged the NC Partnership for Children with administration and oversight of its growing Smart Start early childhood education program. But in doing so, have they also created an expensive quasi-government bureaucracy that's usurping the...... MORE
In 1993, Governor Jim Hunt advocated the creation of a high-speed computer network that his administration claimed would change the economic balance among the states by linking schools, hospitals and other public institutions in a statewide video conferencing network. This...... MORE
A March 2010 report by the News & Observer concludes that the methods used by NCAE to determine how lawmakers are "graded" aren't based simply on votes, but rather, on factors like "whether NCAE considers them accessible, reliable, and if...... MORE
At the very same time that the North Carolina legislature was debating nearly $1 billion in tax increases for the state’s citizens to cover an unprecedented shortfall in revenues, Governor Beverly Perdue was handing out $1 million in taxpayer cash...... MORE
Candidates for elective office in 2008 desperately sought ways to distinguish themselves from their opponents, and one prominent tool that showed up in campaign advertising across the state is the “Effectiveness Ranking” for incumbent lawmakers produced each legislative session by...... MORE
Despite the current focus on economic woes, the dilemma over accessibility and affordability of health care continues to simmer, both in North Carolina and across the nation. The North Carolina Healthcare Information & Communications Alliance (NCHICA) is a nationally-recognized organization which...... MORE
According to NC SPIN, the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC/SEIU) will not make endorsements for the 2010 North Carolina general election in November. It's a real first for the politically active organization.As reported in the August 5 issue...... MORE
From being the self-proclaimed vanguard for the battle on racial inequality via the likes of Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton, to honoring motion pictures through their Image Awards, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) has become...... MORE
Campaigns are seeking to activate new, younger voters as never before. In September of 2008, “electoral action training” workshops were scheduled for Fayetteville, Charlotte, and Central NC to give students a better understanding of their power to impact campaigns, teaching them...... MORE
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is to North Carolina's political left what the John William Pope Foundation is to the right: while both are generous to the arts and other philanthropic endeavors, each funds public policy organizations on opposite ends...... MORE