Raleigh, N.C. – There is bipartisan support among North Carolina voters for using Golden LEAF’s $600 million in taxpayer funds to balance the state budget, according to a new poll ... Keep Reading
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Civitas Poll: Voters Say Perdue Should Sign SB 13 to Balance State Budget
Raleigh, N.C. – A large majority, 65 percent, of North Carolina voters want Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue to sign the Balanced Budget Act of 2011 (SB 13) that would reduce spending in ... Keep Reading
More Baseless Budgetary Claims in N&O
In today's N&O, a WCU political science professor laments recent state budget actions and claims that the state constitution's commitment to supporting public universities is ... Keep Reading
Second Reading of SB 13 Debated and Passed in House
SB 13, the Balanced Budget Act of 2011, was debated on the House floor today. Rep. Brubaker began by explaining the bill. The legislation has been offered to address the $3.7 (or ... 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
CBO Report Shows ObamaCare Will Cause Massive Future Budget Deficit
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its new 10 year baseline, which shows “daunting economic and budgetary challenges” facing the United States. Without change, the ... Keep Reading
Tax Reform Not on Menu for New State Leadership
An article in today's Greensboro News & Recordsuggests that the new GOP leadership in North Carolina's General Assembly doesn't think now is the right time to tackle any ... Keep Reading
NC a Leader in Government Growth
This recent USA Today article examined the trends in state and local government workforces across the country for the year Sept. 2009 thru Sept. 2010. In the past year, state and ... Keep Reading
Reality hits UNC System
At yesterday’s UNC Board of Governor’s meeting, outgoing UNC President Erskine Bowles said if proposed budget cuts continue to be higher than anticipated, a campus closing would be ... Keep Reading
New Edition of Capitol Connection Online
This is the July 2010 Budget Edition of the Civitas Capitol Connection Newspaper. Click on the newspaper to bring up the full screen viewable version. ... Keep Reading
