State Representative Paul Stam and several other Republicans have introduced HB41 to give families a tax credit if they want to put their children in charter schools or private ... Keep Reading
state budget
More debt can’t be a solution in the new budget
Several legislative budget subcommittees will meet next Tuesday to look at alternatives for filling a budget shortfall in the new spending plan. One solution Republican leaders ... 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
Purdue to State Senate: “Hands Off My Corporate Welfare!”
Big surprise - the Governor doesn't want to cede control over millions of taxpayer dollars she uses to bribe corporations so that her office can issue a press release declaring she ... Keep Reading
Restoring Fiscal Responsibility
Today's Durham Herald-Sun includes my piece discussing two items I believe should be at the top of state lawmakers' priority list. A slice: If the new majority is serious about ... Keep Reading
More on Yesterday’s Budget Overview at the General Assembly
Following up on Matt's summary on yesterday's Joint Committee on Appropriations review of the Fiscal Research Divisions presentation of their updated General Fund Outlook. A ... 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
A new bill wants more money for Children’s Advocacy Center
Despite the budget crisis some Democrats want the legislature to fork over $575,000 to the Children's Advocacy Center. That's $200,000 more than lawmakers allocated in the last two ... Keep Reading
How Many State Jobs Will Be on the Chopping Block?
The N&O has this article discussing the very real issue of North Carolina state workers being laid off in an effort to balance the budget. Payroll is a huge expense for ... Keep Reading
Balance the State Budget!
Why wait for state budget writers to come up with a balanced budget sometime later this summer? Go to nccivitas.org and plug the $3.7 billion budget deficit yourself! We provide ... Keep Reading
