Last week, we identified $30 million worth of additions in the FY 2018-19 budget that has been earmarked for special projects – known as pork spending. This is the use of state ... Keep Reading
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166 Local, Inappropriate Earmarks Totaling $30 Million Identified in Budget
The state budget for FY 2018-19 contains nearly 170 line items totaling $30 million that are highly inappropriate or outright pork. Appropriations directing funding to local pet ... Keep Reading
State Budget Includes Positive Reforms, But Still Has Plenty of Fat to Trim
On net, this year’s final budget deal can be viewed positively by conservatives. Tipping the scales in favor of the spending plan include: a net tax cut of nearly $400 million ... Keep Reading
House Passes Crony/Pork Laden Budget
Late last night (or early this morning, however you want to look at it) the NC House passed its budget plan for the next biennium. Dozens of amendments were debated, and 42 passed. ... Keep Reading
House Budget: Pork and Crony Handouts Galore
The NC House is set to debate its budget proposal today, and much will be written about the details this week. But two sections in particular have several items of note to keep in ... Keep Reading
Hold the Pork
Politicians love to hold ribbon-cutting ceremonies in front of projects financed by government. Congressmen and women smilingly brag about how they are helping their home state ... Keep Reading
Be On the Look Out
Be on the Look Out for the gigantic AFP "Stop the Pork" pig tomorrow. He will be on the road, heading for Tea Party events throughout NC. ... Keep Reading
Hot Flashes, Dead Bugs, and Cocaine for Monkeys
No, that's not the title of some new whacked-out reality show on an obscure cable network. Rather, it is the title of the Civitas Institute's list of The 10 Worst Federal Stimulus ... Keep Reading
