Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis says it is a possibility Governor Beverly Perdue will veto SB13 which targets nearly $800 million in savings for the current budget. If the ... Keep Reading
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Perdue’s Sketchy Jobs Claim
During her announcement that the state's budget gap has shrunk by $1 billion (a dubious claim itself), Gov. Perdue declared: "My administration's work on jobs and economic growth ... Keep Reading
Balanced Budget Act tentatively approved by House after testy debate
The debate took over three hours but SB13 was given tentative approval by a 66-51 vote. Democrats objected to third reading so the bill will be on the House calendar ... Keep Reading
State Senate tentatively approves $800 million in savings and cuts for current budget
While the Governor asked permission to cut $400 million from the current budget SB13 goes much further by finding another $400 million in savings. That includes transferring money ... Keep Reading
State Senate Republicans going after the “devil in the details”
GOP Senators Harry Brown and David Rouzer want to take a close look at rules that are written covering laws passed by the General Assembly and those written by state agencies. They ... Keep Reading
State budget writers told economy is rebounding but another year until robust growth
Members of a joint legislative budget panel were told by fiscal researchers revenue collections are on target but still below what is estimated for a new budget. Here's what the ... Keep Reading
Mindless Class Envy Rhetoric from NC State Professor
Today's N&O features an article by an NC State professor which is impressive only in how it packs in so many fallacies and mindless/baseless assertions. There is so much wrong ... Keep Reading
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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
More Faulty Economic Fallacies from Pelosi, CBO
Nancy Pelosi and like-minded leftists defend extensions of unemployment insurance in large part because they claim it will "stimulate" the economy. The theory is basic: put money ... Keep Reading
