What NC budget means for Tarheels
When lawmakers make sweeping changes to the tax system, like the ones included in the budget set to be approved this week, many state residents wonder what it means for their own personal finances... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Beleaguered court officials try to find bright side in modest state budget
Expectations are so low when it comes to funding the state’s court system that a budget without obvious cuts is now lauded as a victory. “We are pleased that the budget as proposed by the General... Read More
A telling defense of a woefully inadequate budget
One of the most telling things about the woeful budget agreement crafted in secret and unveiled this week by legislative leaders is how they defend it, spending as much time boasting about things they... Read More
Winners and losers
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 17, 2015. When it comes to addressing income inequality, John Hood of the conservative John Locke Foundation wrote in a recent column, “fiscal liberals... Read More
Overview of the K-12 education budget
Republican legislative leaders finally unveiled their proposed biennial state budget. (Geez, it's about time, folks.) The budget is now subject to votes by each legislative chamber and action by... Read More
Corporate tax cut could be delayed
A new round of tax cuts in the $21.735 billion state budget for 2015-16 may prevent the state from lowering the corporate income tax rate to 3 percent in 2017 because tax collections are projected to... Read More
New sales tax redistribution formula explained
Included in the state budget proposal being voted on this week is a provision to expand the sales tax base and alter how the local portion of the sales tax revenue is distributed among the counties... Read More
Putting the circus under a single tent
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, September 16, 2015. It would be something of a rush job, but the idea of moving all of North Carolina’s 2016 primary elections — from county commissioners to... Read More
N.C. needs to fix our budget process
If there is anything that we can learn from the protracted budget fight between the super-majority Republicans governing both chambers of the General Assembly, it is the fact that the system in how we... Read More
Unhand the 14th Amendment
The frustration of many with our porous borders, as well as concern about the burgeoning illegal populations, fosters much consternation about “anchor babies,” for want of a better descriptor... Read More
