In 2025, the Levin Center conducted a study of all 50 states to examine how legislatures ensure government programs work effectively for citizens. Factors such as legislative oversight committees, routine engagement with executive agencies, collection of casework data, digital transparency tools, and user-centered policy evaluation were of particular importance. The full report can be found here.
State Summary #
North Carolina has a robust legislative oversight structure with active committees and professional staff (though certain non-standing, issue-specific oversight committees appear not to have met in years). Public input opportunities in North Carolina are limited to traditional contact between constituents and their legislators, and both chambers of the General Assembly use a centralized tool for tracking constituent contacts. The State of North Carolina also offers an open data portal, though the information in this portal seems limited to basic factual and demographic datasets, rather than indicators of government performance.
