N.C. conservatives gather in Raleigh for annual Civitas conference
More than 200 people gathered for the Civitas Institute's fourth annual N.C. Conservative Leadership Conference September 11-12, 2009, in Raleigh. This video clip includes highlights from featured speakers: Carrie Prejean, the former Miss California USA who made headlines by expressing her support for a traditional definition of marriage; Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, who's pushing for increased government transparency; Alfred Regnery, publisher of The American Spectator; Donna Arduin of Arduin, Laffer, and Moore Econometrics, who says current federal government spending patterns could cost 67,000 N.C. jobs; and John Fund of the Wall Street Journal.
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- AFP North Carolina's Dallas Woodhouse discusses the IRS scandal involving conservative groups
- Marketing expert Mark McNeilly discusses challenges linked to 'rebranding' the GOP
- JLF's Sarah Curry discusses the role of excise taxes in North Carolina
- Carolina Journal's Barry Smith discusses N.C. Senate response to the House voter ID bill
- Transportation expert David Hartgen assesses U.S. highway conditions
- JLF's Katherine Restrepo recommends a consumer-driven model for N.C. Medicaid
- JLF's Roy Cordato explains the need for tax reform in North Carolina
- JLF's Terry Stoops shares concerns about N.C. English tests tied to Common Core
- JLF's Becki Gray discusses problems linked to N.C.'s renewable energy mandate
- JLF's John Hood discusses Gov. Pat McCrory's Medicaid reform proposal
- George Mason law professor Ilya Somin explains why we're ignorant about politics
- Triangle Business Journal's Sougata Mukherjee assesses the N.C. business climate in early 2013
- JLF's Terry Stoops shares concerns about Common Core State Standards
- Carolina Journal's Rick Henderson discusses 'Buzzy' Stubbs' role in the Perdue fundraising scandal
- NCICL's Jeanette Doran explains why a voter ID requirement is not a poll tax
- Pope Center's Jane Shaw explains why the UNC chancellor selection surprised her
- N.C Harm Reduction Coalition's Robert Childs touts a 'Good Samaritan' law to stop drug deaths
- JLF's Michael Lowrey criticizes Charlotte's negotiations with the Carolina Panthers
- N.C. State's John Hubisz discusses problems associated with renewable energy sources
- Carolina Journal's Jon Ham discusses media support for big-government policies
- JLF's Michael Lowrey discusses the latest By The Numbers tax-and-fee report
- JLF's Terry Stoops discusses N.C. legislators' interest in teacher tenure reform
- JLF's Sarah Curry discusses JLF's alternative Budget for Growth for 2013-15
- N.C. State's Walter Wessels discusses the impact of right-to-work laws
- JLF's Sarah Curry discusses the higher costs for N.C. linked to nonvoter-approved debt
- JLF's John Hood discusses N.C. transportation priorities
- JLF's Sarah Curry discusses priorities in the N.C. budget process
- JLF's Terry Stoops discusses his basic guide to Common Core State Standards
- Duke professor John Staddon discusses the links between faith and science
- Carolina Journal's Rick Henderson discusses details of a possible Durham tax fraud scheme
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