The N&O today reports on something I highlighted three weeks ago in my "North Carolina's Fiscal Tsunami" article: North Carolina's State Health Plan is in woeful fiscal ... Keep Reading
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No “April Surprise” for NC Tax Revenues; Budget Outlook Still Grim
Each budget year in North Carolina as the fiscal year enters its last couple of months, budget writers anticipate an "April surprise." This surprise depends on tax collections for ... Keep Reading
State Budget Update
WRAL reported yesterday about updated revenue projections for the state budget. According to the article, the picture is still pretty dim, but not as bad is worried: The state ... Keep Reading
Another Year, Another Budget Crisis
As reported by The Insider, a state government subscription news service, preliminary details about the fiscal condition of the coming 2010-11 fiscal year budget for North Carolina ... Keep Reading
Hello My Name is Barack Obama, and I’m a Spendaholic
The Heritage Foundation's Brian Riedl has this lengthy summary of President Obama's budget in the Wall Street Journal. An excerpt: When he released his new budget proposal on ... Keep Reading
Obama’s “Mind-boggling” Budget Proposal
President Obama yesterday unveiled his record-setting budget proposal. According to news accounts: The budget paints a remarkably dire picture of a federal government that will ... Keep Reading
Hagan gives no clear answer on health care reform
In an N&O article, Sen. Kay Hagan says, "I think people have to get their heads around this, that we can't continue where we are right now …We're in a window of opportunity ... Keep Reading
Deficit Neutral or Fiscal Nightmare?
The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell talks about the real cost of government run health care… ... Keep Reading
