All news accounts described the recently passed state budget as spending $30 billion
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 1:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The only member of the “Big Three” agencies that has not downgraded the U.S. credit rating from “AAA” status warned that another government shutdown would make the United States look weak compared to other top-rated nations.
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2023 @ 5:36 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Long-term incompetence in the Elizabeth City Finance Department has led to financial woes for the city
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 9:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Residents of the Village of Bald Head Island, a small community located off the coast of Brunswick County, are facing a substantial 21% tax hike as part of the recently approved budget by council.
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 3:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Earlier this month, lawmakers introduced two 30-year tax extensions in Charlotte to help fund stadium renovations or build a new stadium for the Carolina Panthers.
Published: Monday, July 3rd, 2023 @ 6:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Members Discuss Wilmington and Elizabeth City Matters
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 6:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Local Government Commission Approves Projects During a Meeting at UNC Wilmington Campus
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 6:47 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Rowan County West End Plaza Renovations, Nags Head and Kernersville Requests Ok'd
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 5:34 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Other Requests Include Rowan County Project to Renovate Old Salisbury Mall
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 4:01 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Financing Was Requested for Recreation, Transportation, Public Safety Vehicles, Equipment
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 8:42 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Over-reliance on credit cards and a lack of self-control can be devastating during periods of economic turmoil, personal finance guru Dave Ramsey explained in a Friday interview with Fox Business.
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 2:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is drawing attention to North Carolina’s No. 2 ranking in a new assessment of states’ economic outlook. The Tar Heel State trails only Utah in the ranking from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Soars to No. 2 Ranking on Key National Economic Outlook Index; State Debt Set to Fall Over 60% in 8-Year Period
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Spring Lake Town Attorney Announces His Departure; Action Ensures Looming Payroll Will be Processed; Comes on Heels of Adverse State Audit
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2022 @ 12:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Thanks to fiscally conservative policies of spending restraint and saving, state debt continues to trend downward as highlighted in the Debt Affordability Advisory Committee’s (the Committee) annual report submitted to the Governor and General Assembly last week.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Combined General and Transportation Funds' Debt Service is Projected to Peak at 2.61% in FY 2023
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 1:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — April 23
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 7:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This nearly one-third reduction of state debt frees up the General Funds budget for other priorities, as annual debt service payments become less burdensome.
Published: Sunday, March 7th, 2021 @ 11:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The bass-playing younger brother of cultural icon Dolly Parton died of cancer, according to a statement from the Parton family.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 5:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As of November, North Carolina’s state government has some $4 billion in unreserved cash in its General Fund, plus well north of $1 billion in its rainy-day account and other reserves.
Published: Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 @ 12:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I was nominated to be a member of the Jail Committee to study the current Beaufort County Detention Center.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2020 @ 12:51 pm
By: Ray Leary
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In the “Roaring Twenties” times were good for many and there was optimism for the future.
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2020 @ 5:29 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is keeping tuition and fees the same no matter what happens with COVID-19.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2020 @ 2:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 811 & 8 others
Published: Saturday, June 27th, 2020 @ 8:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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Only four House Democrats refused to sign a letter pledging to uphold Gov. Roy Cooper's budget veto.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 4:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Imagine if you could buy a home with no debt. Wouldn’t you do that? State government has the option to do something similar with the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund, but Gov. Roy Cooper prefers debt.
Published: Monday, July 15th, 2019 @ 1:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When defending their pay-as-you-go statewide school construction plan, Republican legislators sometimes appear perplexed.
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2019 @ 10:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Although the North Carolina House has approved its version of a biennial budget, there’s a lot that North Carolinians can’t yet know about how much will be spent, and on what, over the next two years.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 8:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House proposed budget lowers some taxes, creates others, and cuts against the grain of past Republican efforts to prioritize savings reserves as a rainy day buttress to economic downturns and natural disasters.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 9:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The only thing more worrying than the federal government’s recent announcement that the debt had reached $22 trillion, or 104 percent of GDP, was that it generated such little attention.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 12:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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