State budgets often contain policies and signals indicating which way the legislature may act on a particular issue. Four examples: Education Lottery makes it possible to ... Keep Reading
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Lottery Money a Bad Gamble
As the Powerball jackpot soared over a billion dollars, much of the discussion in the Tar Heel State turned to the North Carolina Education Lottery and what that money does for ... Keep Reading
The Education Budget: Three Things You Should Know
Those who watch state government have had plenty to talk about since the General Assembly passed the state’s new $21.7 billion state budget. Since education is the single largest ... Keep Reading
House budget gambles on teacher raises
Yesterday the NC House unveiled its $21.1 billion budget. Included in the document is a 5 percent raise for North Carolina teachers and $1,000 raises for state employees. The House ... Keep Reading
$60 Million Lottery Reserve Fund?
On Friday we reported on this blog that the NC Education Lottery and Gov. McCrory seemed to be moving in different directions with regards to the Lottery budget. Now comes word ... Keep Reading
NC Education Lottery Budget Deserves a Close Look
Governor McCrory wants to use lottery money to equip schools with more technology. The Governor thinks some of the money could come from limiting "annoying" advertising and ... Keep Reading
Numbers show why NC Lottery a bad gamble for schools
29 percent. That is the percentage of lottery revenue actually transferred to fund education programs in 2012, about $435 million. How is the lottery revenue ... Keep Reading
A cap on the gas tax and eliminating gun permits among new legislative proposals
Among the new bills introduced in the legislature this week is a cap on the motor fuel tax (HB399). The flat tax rate on a gallon of gas is 17.5 cents. The variable wholesale rate ... Keep Reading
Hypocrisy of Gambling in NC
The hypocrisy on display this morning at the General Assembly with regards to HB80, entitled “Ban Electronic Sweepstakes,” was appalling. The bill would do exactly what its title ... Keep Reading
Gambling OK — As Long as it is State-Sponsored (Part 4)
In what seems like a never-ending series (see parts 1, 2, and 3), we are informed once again of another effort by the state-sponsored gambling authorities to tell NC citizens that ... Keep Reading
