Gov. Perdue has hinted that she may consider vetoing SB 13 - largely because it would divert a small chunk of her corporate welfare bribe money economic development funds. She ... Keep Reading
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State Senate passes Balanced Budget Act
The North Carolina Senate approved SB13 which targets twice as much savings for which Governor Perdue asked, around $800 million. Repuclican Senator Richard Stevens did amend the ... Keep Reading
Perdue Looks to Double-Down on Broken Tax Promise
Remember back to October 2008 when then-candidate Bev Perdue declared "I don't believe you can raise taxes in an economy with folks struggling the way they are”? Of course, we all ... Keep Reading
Power Elite Celebrate Their Cronyism
North Carolina's economic managers praised each other for their ability to consolidate more power into their hands and the hands of their corporate cronies at the expense of the ... Keep Reading
Stimulus Didn’t Stimulate NC; Perdue’s Core Principles Revealed?
Be sure to check out two new articles at www.nccivitas.org. One of the articles deals with some employment data recently released by the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division ... Keep Reading
Perdue’s Priority #1: More Money for the Ruling Class
Today's N&O features another story about Gov. Perdue's lack of core principles regarding government's proper role in society. I wrote last week about Perdue's inability to ... Keep Reading
Agencies Struggle to Define “Critical” Positions
On Friday, I wrote about Gov. Perdue's lack of clarity regarding what she envisions to be state government's "core priorities." Unsurprisingly, this lack of vision and definition ... Keep Reading
Is Individual Liberty Among Perdue’s “Core Priorities”?
The N&O's Under the Dome blog reproduces a copy of an email sent by Gov. Perdue to state employees in light of her "reorganization" plan that will likely lead to state worker ... Keep Reading
Perdue Offers a Few Details on Her Consolidation Plans
Gov. Perdue today unveiled initial details on her plan to "reorganize" and "consolidate" state government. As she herself admits, the plan at this phase is merely in "broad ... Keep Reading
Your Chance to Suggest Budget Cuts
Thanks to WSOC in Charlottefor posting the proposed state agency budget cuts submitted to Gov. Perdue online. To view the documents, click here. The N&O also provides a ... Keep Reading
