Raleigh, N.C. - The number of local government workers at the municipal level in North Carolina grew at nearly twice the rate of private sector workers, and also outpaced the ... Keep Reading
Fiscal Policy
As Private Sector Struggles, Local Government Workforce Expands
The number of local government workers at the municipal level in North Carolina grew at nearly twice the rate of private sector workers, and also outpaced the state’s ... Keep Reading
Top Ten Golden LEAF Wasteful Projects
While crafting North Carolina’s recently-passed 2010-11 state budget, state lawmakers lamented the alleged necessity of firing school teachers, cutting back on care for ... Keep Reading
Congress should help small business by keeping ‘death tax’ dead
N.C. small business owners and family farmers can look forward to keeping their businesses in the family - at least this year. The federal estate tax, or "death tax" as ... Keep Reading
State Budget Increases Spending, Adds Nearly 900 Government Workers While Private Sector Continues to Struggle
The 2010 Budget Introduction General Government Public Education UNC System Community Colleges Justice and Public Safety Health and Human Services Transportation ... Keep Reading
Spending isn’t stimulating
This article first appeared in the June 26 News & Observer. RALEIGH -- Nearly a year and a half has passed since President Barack Obama signed the federal stimulus package into ... Keep Reading
Federal Earmarks Make State Economies Worse Off
This article appeared in the June 18 edition of the Charlotte Business Journal. Want to get North Carolina state lawmakers as excited as a kid on Christmas morning? Tell them that ... Keep Reading
$300 Million Budget Window
North Carolina budget writers have a window of roughly $300 million within which to negotiate the 2010-11 state budget. Where their final spending plan falls within that window ... Keep Reading
House Budget falls short of addressing Prisoner Education Problem
Just last week, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed their anxiously awaited budget for FY 2010-11. As many had expected, the content of this year’s budget ... Keep Reading
Wake School Budget: Behind the Numbers
In a few weeks the Wake County Board of Education will give final approval to a $1.2 billion operating budget to run the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) for ... Keep Reading
