Thanks to a decade of wise, conservative fiscal policy, North Carolina state government is better positioned financially to weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus ... Keep Reading
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Revenue estimates $252.8 million ahead of targets
While most state government watchers were focused on a last-minute legislation at the General Assembly, some good news came out of the Office of the State Controller. The ... Keep Reading
Legislative Budget Agreement Maintains Tax Cuts, Spends $500 Million Less Than Cooper’s Plan
North Carolina legislative leaders released their agreed-upon budget proposal Monday, with votes expected to take place this week. The spending total of $23.9 billion marks an ... Keep Reading
Cooper Budget Plan Raises Taxes, Increases Spending by $1.5 Billion
Gov. Cooper today released the details of his recommended budget adjustments for FY 2018-19. The spending total in his proposal comes to $24.54 billion, $500 million more than ... Keep Reading
The Truth About North Carolina’s State Budget
As focus turns to the state budget this spring, liberals will predictably claim that the state budget has been “slashed” or “cut to the bone” Reality, however, shows that the ... Keep Reading
NC Depends on DC More Than You Think
Should North Carolina be more reliant on the federal government, or work to be more independent from D.C.? To answer that question, we need to understand how much the state ... Keep Reading
