Reports are out regarding the state budget compromise deal reached by the Senate late last night. The major changes from the orginal Senate budget proposal adds up to an ... Keep Reading
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Heated Debate Over Continuing Resolution to Keep the Government Running
House Republicans have crafted another bill to extend federal unemployment benefits to thousands who have been on unemployment now for over 77 weeks. But a new version of an old ... Keep Reading
Senate Budget Cuts Taxes and Ends “Temporary” Sales Tax Hike
The Senate $19.4 billion budget cuts taxes across the board on personal income. There are also a new tax exemption for small businesses of up to $50,000. One of the chief budget ... Keep Reading
Governor and Lawmakers Find Compromise on State Health Plan
Senate leaders substituted language in an old House bill (HB578) with another version of changes to the State Health Plan. The House approved the changes and the bill was sent by ... Keep Reading
GOP Leaders File Brief to Support Florida’s Lawsuit Against Obamacare
Republican legislative leaders filed an Amicus brief Wednesday, May 11, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals to uphold Florida's claim Predsident Obama's "Patient Protection and ... Keep Reading
Senate Approves Bill to Jumpstart Energy Exploration in North Carolina
The Senate passed the "Energy Jobs Act" (SB709) would direct the Governor to enter into a energy compact with Virgina and South Carolina. The compact would develop strategies for ... Keep Reading
Tax Cut Package May Be Coming Next Week
The state House is expected to move its budget over to the Senate this week. At the same time there is still no tax cut package to explain the drop in revenue in the House budget ... Keep Reading
Parsing the Conflicting Job Loss Claims
N.C. House Republican leaders held a press conference yesterday to discuss the House's budget proposal, being debated on the House floor today. The primary issue being discussed ... Keep Reading
Wait For It – Tax Cuts
The House Appropriations Committee kicks off debate on the new Republican budget today. The one thing that sticks out in the "money report" is a line item labeled "Reserve for ... Keep Reading
Where in the world was Gov. Perdue?
Questions continue to swirl concerning exactly Gov. Perdue's whereabouts on Saturday soon after a series of violent storms and tornadoes hit North Carolina.(See: article) ... Keep Reading
