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The New York Post reports this week that the state of New York is facing a massive budget hole of roughly $6 billion.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2020 @ 9:27 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The May 16 teacher gathering in Raleigh is inspired by teacher demonstrations in other states and is energized by the desire of public school advocacy groups to weaken Republican control of the General Assembly
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 8:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Monday, the National Education Association (NEA) released their annual Rankings and Estimates report. According to the report, North Carolina's average teacher salary for 2018, estimated by NEA researchers to be $50,861, ranked 37th out of 50 states and Washington, D.C., an improvement of two sp
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2018 @ 3:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina hit another milestone in Medicaid reform today when Governor Pat McCrory signed an application that will pave the way for an innovative North Carolina solution
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 3:43 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) expects to finish the year with approximately $250 million cash on hand in the state's Medicaid program.
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 @ 4:20 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Surrounded by families, children, first responders, advocates and care providers, Governor Pat McCrory unveiled his budget priorities to further promote a healthy North Carolina. The governor's budget proposal will expand services to strengthen families and support North Carolina's most...
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 12:09 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Casting himself as an outsider who came to Raleigh to right a listing ship of state, Gov. Pat McCrory formally announced his re-election bid Wednesday with a heavy emphasis on job creation and income growth that are part of what he calls the Carolina Comeback
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For those of us who follow state government, the budget is always a topic of conversation. Where will money be spent? How much will be spent on various agencies? Will there be a surplus or deficit? The list goes on and on, but one question that doesn't come up very often is: How is the budget...
Published: Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 @ 8:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For those of us who follow state government, the budget is always a topic of conversation. Where will the money be spent? How much will be spent on the various agencies? Will there be a surplus or a deficit? The list goes on and on, but one question that doesn't come up very often is, how is...
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 9:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In honor of Healthcare Solutions Week, I wanted to share with you some information about North Carolina's Health and Human Services budget.
Published: Thursday, October 16th, 2014 @ 6:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House and Senate budget negotiators cleared a major obstacle Wednesday by compromising on the Medicaid component of a $21 billion 2014-15 General Fund spending plan, but still face potentially prickly deliberations on Medicaid reform, teacher pay, and teacher tenure.
Published: Saturday, July 5th, 2014 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The two chambers of the General Assembly have been unable to agree on their budget adjustments for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which begins Tuesday.
Published: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina state budget writers would have more flexibility to fund teacher pay raises, address Medicaid cost overruns, create jobs, and generate a surplus, if they adopt a budget technique identified in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Published: Sunday, June 29th, 2014 @ 1:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina House released its budget plan for FY 2014-15, which would spend $21.09 billion. The total would be a 2.3 percent increase over the current fiscal year’s budget.
Published: Saturday, June 21st, 2014 @ 8:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The proposed N.C. Senate budget plan would shift money away from lower priorities to meet the goal of raising public school teacher pay across the state. John Locke Foundation experts reviewing the $21.2 billion plan for 2014-15 like the Senate's focus on spending existing revenue more efficiently.
Published: Sunday, June 1st, 2014 @ 9:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Have the Republicans lost their minds by rejecting Medicaid expansion? "Yes" is the answer, according to liberal Democrats and their allied editorial writers across the state.
Published: Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 @ 5:39 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement today after signing a continuing budget resolution late Wednesday afternoon.
Published: Friday, June 28th, 2013 @ 9:37 pm
By: Chris Downey
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"Logrolling" is a budgeting technique whereby spending items favored by one legislative chamber are added during conference budget negotiations.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2013 @ 10:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina legislators can maximize their flexibility for tax reform and unanticipated Medicaid spending by using a "reverse logrolling" approach...
Published: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 @ 2:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina legislators can maximize their flexibility for tax reform and unanticipated Medicaid spending by using a "reverse logrolling" approach to the final state budget deal. That's the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 7:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In recent months, state education officials and public school advocacy groups have continued to demand that state legislators pony up...
Published: Saturday, June 8th, 2013 @ 9:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last night, the North Carolina state Senate unveiled its two year state budget proposal. Total spending included for FY 2013-14 comes to $20.58 billion, which would be roughly $400 million higher than the current year's budget, good for a 2.3 percent increase.
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013 @ 10:02 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis joined forces today in pursuit of Medicaid reform.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013 @ 9:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Senate tentatively passed legislation Monday night to opt out of participation in several expensive provisions of Obamacare.
Published: Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Republican majority in the North Carolina Senate has put its money where its mouth is and introduced legislation allowing the state of North Carolina to "opt out" of the implementation of ObamaCare.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 10:53 am
By: Brant Clifton
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For the second year in a row, Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed the state budget approved by the General Assembly. And also for the second straight year, the General Assembly garnered the three-fifths majority vote in both chambers needed to override her veto.
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 @ 7:22 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina General Assembly has officially concluded its business for 2012, ending a biennium that brought much needed policy changes to our state
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 @ 4:39 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The "compromise" budget bill crafted by the conference committee was approved by both chambers of the state legislature Thursday, meaning the bill now moves to Gov. Perdue's desk.
Published: Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 @ 1:48 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Senate's recommended adjustments to the state budget for FY 2012-13 would increase spending by $210 million over the amount approved in last year's biennial budget, and by $470 million over the current 2011-12 spending total.
Published: Thursday, June 14th, 2012 @ 12:12 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last Friday, Civitas analyzed the budget proposals put forth by the five major state General Fund appropriation committees that make up the majority of the General Fund.
Published: Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 @ 11:45 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State officials are scrambling to close a Medicaid shortfall that could be as high as a quarter-billion dollars, or risk being unable to deliver services to recipients and make payments to providers.
Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012 @ 9:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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