Brian Balfour

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Closing The Budget Gap Introduction Dissolve Golden Leaf Eliminate New Pork Spending Freeze New Capital Projects; Refrain From Issuing New Debt Transfer ... Keep Reading

Closing The Budget Gap Introduction Dissolve Golden Leaf Eliminate New Pork Spending Freeze New Capital Projects; Refrain From Issuing New Debt Transfer ... Keep Reading

Allow me to apologize for dampening The N&O's holiday spirit, but I must throw the wet blanket of reality over the giddy cheerleading offered up regarding President-Elect ... Keep Reading

This article is the third installment in a series of recommendations currently being released on a weekly basis. Future weeks will detail how much the state can save by ... Keep Reading

This article is the second installment in a series of recommendations currently being released on a weekly basis. Future weeks will detail how much the state can save by freezing ... Keep Reading

If you had to suddenly cut 5 percent from your family’s budget, how would you do it? I suspect most people would include the term “priorities” somewhere in their ... Keep Reading

This article is the first installment in a series of recommendations to be released over the next few weeks. Future weeks will detail how much the state can save by cutting pork, ... Keep Reading

A Series of Recommendations to Fill the Budget Hole Without Raising Taxes or Requiring Across the Board Agency Cuts Closing The Budget Gap Introduction Dissolve ... Keep Reading

RALEIGH - We've all heard about the financial crisis facing this country. You'd have to be living in a cave to have missed it. But what about another type of financial crisis ... Keep Reading