Budget Plan Includes Tax Cuts for 2019, Raises for Teachers, Other State Employees and Retirees Representatives from the North Carolina House and Senate released their ... Keep Reading
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House Budget Includes More Modest Tax Cuts, Same Spending Amount as Senate Plan
The state House approved early Friday morning its proposed budget, which totals $22.9 billion in General Fund spending, the same amount included in the Senate’s proposal. Recall ... Keep Reading
Senate Budget Plan Includes Major Tax Cut, Spending Growth Rate Half of Cooper’s Plan
The North Carolina Senate’s budget plan would increase state spending at half the rate proposed by Gov. Roy Cooper and include a tax cut package projected to save taxpayers $1 ... Keep Reading
N&O Needs Serious History Lesson
Today's N&O features this ridiculous editorial lambasting the NC General Assembly for being too financially responsible. The focus of their criticism is a bill that would ... Keep Reading
FY 2016-17 State Budget Limits Spending Growth, Cuts Taxes, Raises Teacher Pay
North Carolina’s 2016-17 state budget responsibly limited the growth rate of state spending, wisely padded the state’s Rainy Day Fund, cut taxes further and continued one of the ... Keep Reading
Three Numbers You Won’t Hear About This Year’s Budget
As the state budget agreement moves through the legislative approval process toward Gov. McCrory's desk, there is plenty of media coverage summarizing the major issues addressed ... Keep Reading
Senate Releases Budget Plan; Includes Tax Cut, Teacher Raises
The North Carolina state Senate yesterday released their budget plan for the 2016-17 fiscal year that starts July 1. Total spending in the plan matches the $22.2 billion included ... Keep Reading
NC House Approves Budget Plan; Boosts Teacher & State Worker Pay
The North Carolina House last night unveiled its revisions to the second year of the state's two-year budget. Highlights include: Total spending is $22.225 billion - an ... Keep Reading
McCrory Releases Budget Plan Details
Gov. McCrory today held a press conference to discuss some of the main details of his budget proposal - which is expected to be released in full next week. Some of the ... Keep Reading
New Study: Taxpayer Protection Act Would Save NC Taxpayers $4.7 Billion in Next Seven Years
A new study out by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University finds that if North Carolina were to pass Senate Bill 607 The Taxpayer Protection Act, taxpayers would save ... Keep Reading
