Democratic Governor Beverly Perdue offered her spending plan for the next fiscal year Thursday morning. It increases spending by nearly $1 billion and restores cuts made by ... Keep Reading
Governor Perdue
Gov. Perdue refuses to state when “temporary” tax would expire
Gov. Beverley Perdue is refusing to state when her newly proposed "temporary" sales-tax increase would expire. According to the Charlotte Observer, at an event in Charlotte, NC ... Keep Reading
Executive Fumblings: Gov. Perdue’s Press Conference Recap
On Friday and early into Saturday morning, the House passed the Senate’s changes to the biennium budget, putting in motion government spending for the next two years. The ... Keep Reading
Governor vetoes bill that would opt out of Obamacare
Governor Perdue chose a weekend to veto HB2, the Protect Healthcare Freedom Act passed by the General Assembly. In a press release she listed reasons for the veto, the most ... Keep Reading
Governor says new revenue picture and some savings shrink budget shortfall
Governor Beverly Perdue now says the budget shortfall for next fiscal year has dropped from $3.7 billion to $2.7 billion. This comes out just as the House was debating SB13 that ... Keep Reading
Preferential Tax Treatment in NC for California Millionaires
Congratulations fellow North Carolinians, you are about to forfeit an untold amount of tax revenue to the millionaires at Warner Brothers – again – while the state faces a budget ... Keep Reading
Perdue Administration Fails on Accountability & Transparency.
Either in an attempt to hide the truth from the public or in a display of dysfunctional government, an article in today’s News & Observer clearly indicates the failure of the ... Keep Reading
Perdue Sets Tone for Democrats; Voters Seek Alternative Course
The September poll results released today by Civitas clearly define where GOP support for General Assembly races is found: Governor Perdue’s unfavorable rating of 45%. One must ... Keep Reading
State Government is a Jobs Machine
Governor Perdue claims that “we are a jobs machine” here in North Carolina. She must have meant to say that our state government is a jobs machine. In this year’s budget, in ... Keep Reading
Politicians Refuse Accountability in Ethics Bill
One can only speculate why the ethics bill signed yesterday by Governor Perdue did not include a provision that would make politicians personally liable for campaign finance ... Keep Reading
