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Gov. Josh Stein is calling on the General Assembly to pass what he calls a “$1.4 million critical needs budget,” as members of the Council of State from both major parties said in their last meeting they are reaching a breaking point.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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“We need to fix that, and we need to fix that not tomorrow, we need to fix that yesterday,” Rep. Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort, on fixing the issues with the NCDMV.
Published: Saturday, November 1st, 2025 @ 6:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Undoubtedly, the most calls I receive to my office concern our local roads. Our population has increased substantially. I will readily agree that our transportation infrastructure has not kept pace.
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 9:12 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 4:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The old aphorism was never truer, “laws are like sausages. It’s best not to see them being made.” The big news this week has been the state budget and why, almost three months late, it hasn’t passed.
Published: Monday, October 9th, 2023 @ 1:39 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The North Carolina Senate released its biennium budget proposal this week as scheduled, with the expectation of meeting with the state House to establish a conference budget before the current fiscal year ends on June 30
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 12:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The new judge in North Carolina's Leandro education funding case could issue a ruling on a new spending order within three weeks.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 3:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs and the N.C. Justice Department both object to new motions at the N.C. Supreme Court in the Leandro education funding lawsuit. The motions ask the court to address unresolved Leandro issues.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 12:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina General Assembly lawmakers from the House and Senate met Tuesday to dig into why the state has $3.25 billion in excess revenue for the 2022-23 biennium. The revenue forecast was released last week by the Fiscal Research Division and the Office of State Budget and Management (O.S.B.M.)
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State of the State feed back
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 10:55 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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North Carolina revenue forecasts have surpassed $33 billion annually, and the state will have roughly $3.25 billion in excess for Fiscal Year 2022-23, or 10.7% more than had been previously budgeted.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 10:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Office of State Budget and Management and the General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division released their joint forecast for North Carolina’s revenue today. This is a standard procedure that occurs in the early days of the budgeting process to inform lawmakers of the state of the economy.
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state controller and legislative leaders are asking the N.C. Supreme court to reinstate a lower court order blocking a forced money transfer in the Leandro case.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 2:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Updated Forecast Reflects Historic Opportunity to Continue Making Progress for all North Carolinians
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 8:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: State Budget Director Charlie Perusse received the Gloria Timmer Award on September 28 during the 2022 fall meeting of the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO). The award is one of the highest honors NASBO can bestow on a budget officer.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 @ 6:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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N.C. State Budget Director Charlie Perusse will retire Nov. 1 after serving in the role for Democratic Governors Mike Easley, Bev Perdue, and now Roy Cooper. Cooper announced on Monday that Perusse’s successor will be Deputy Budget Director Kristin Walker, who has served in her role since 2017.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 10:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Budget Director Charlie Perusse to retire, Chief Deputy Kristin Walker to head OSBM
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:10 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina has one of the best rainy-day funds in the country, according to a Pewstrust.org article.
Published: Monday, August 8th, 2022 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly convenes the 2022 short session after the longest long session in state history concluded in March.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Democratic state representative from Raleigh proposes a statewide ban on transporting dogs in open vehicle beds and cargo areas.
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 @ 7:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina General Assembly convened the 2022 short session Wednesday, May 18 after the longest long session in state history concluded in March.
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 @ 11:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Yesterday the Fiscal Research Division of the North Carolina General Assembly and the Office of State Budget and Management released a revised revenue forecast for the Fiscal Year 2021-2023 biennium.
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2022 @ 12:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State revenue forecasts jump from $28.4 billion to $32.6 billion in fiscal year 2021-2022.
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2022 @ 3:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When lawmakers return to Raleigh May 18th for the “short” session they will be greeted by good news.
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2022 @ 10:03 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Two of the Tar Heel State’s school choice programs have saved taxpayers between $74.1 million and $154.3 million through fiscal 2018
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 8:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Updated forecast confirms historic opportunity to meet the needs of North Carolina communities and ensure a shared recovery from the pandemic
Published: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 @ 1:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina has over-collected more than $6 billion in state taxes when compared to May of 2020 economic forecasts.
Published: Monday, June 21st, 2021 @ 6:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Leaders in the General Assembly are planning to beef up the legislature’s oversight of state government, creating a new system that will be quick to act and more responsive to pressing issues in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 12:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Consensus revenue forecast shows revenues will exceed May 2020 projections by $4.1 billion
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 5:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The state budget may be spared economists’ worst fears from the COVID pandemic, according to a new tax revenue forecast.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 10:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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