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A new study shows that scaling school choice is more cost-effective in improving public school student performance than simply increasing spending on public schools.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2026 @ 2:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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more misspending by rogue agency
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 @ 8:21 am
By: John Steed
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More than $1.9 billion was set aside for homelessness spending.
Published: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 @ 12:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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The House nixed plans for more votes this week after GOP leadership failed to advance a defense spending bill a second time as the government heads toward a possible shutdown in nine days.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 10:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden unveiled record spending and several new tax increases on Thursday in his budget proposal for fiscal year 2024.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 5:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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''China" Mitch wants more spending; conservatives oppose
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 @ 7:22 pm
By: John Steed
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Democrat President Joe Biden has reportedly been told by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) that he will need to dramatically scale back one of the top items included in his $3.5 trillion social spending bill.
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 11:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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A key measure of inflation rose to a new 40-year high in June, according to new data, marking troubling news for Americans as the economy officially entered a recession on Thursday.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2022 @ 10:24 am
By: Daily Wire
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The House of Representatives approved a massive billion-dollar defense spending plan on Thursday even as some Republicans raised concerns about inflation and the military’s vaccine mandate.
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 @ 10:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said on Wednesday that the United States can address high inflation by passing more spending bills.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 9:00 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The judge overseeing North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit signaled Friday that he will produce an order next week calling for additional state education spending.
Published: Wednesday, April 27th, 2022 @ 10:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Cooper’s Budget Proposal Seeks ‘Opportunity in Crisis,’ Pushes for More Spending, Medicaid ExpansionGov. Roy Cooper introduced a $55.9 billion budget proposal on Wednesday, March 24, that includes many of the goals he’s had since taking office.
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 8:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed a more than $2 billion COVID relief bill on Wednesday, Feb. 10, despite his call for more spending.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2021 @ 8:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Judge David Lee, the overseer of the Leandro case, approved a plan Tuesday, Sept. 1, calling for millions more in education spending to meet North Carolina’s constitutional obligation to provide a sound, basic education to every child.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 @ 3:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As many predicted, the California-based consulting firm WestEd is recommending North Carolina spend billions of taxpayer dollars on pre-schools and district schools to meet the requirements of the Leandro case.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 7:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Twenty percent or more of Medicaid spending in 2019—an amount likely to exceed $75 billion—is improper.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 5:48 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Twelve years ago, the General Assembly gave counties the option to ask residents if they wanted more government spending. The county commissioners’ response this year in Mecklenburg? Spend an extra $50 million on the arts and parks.
Published: Thursday, October 17th, 2019 @ 7:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Department of Education awarded North Carolina $10 million to bring more educationally disadvantaged students to charter schools, but state constraints on charters may make spending that money a challenge.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2019 @ 1:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican legislative leaders have reached agreement on a 2019-20 General Fund budget cap of slightly more than $24 billion, shaving about $500 million from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed spending plan
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 9:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If we re-elect Frankie Waters as county commissioner, we can expect four more years like we have gotten the last four years. How do we know that? He has warned us of just that.
Published: Saturday, October 27th, 2018 @ 9:21 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The spending total in his proposal comes to $24.54 billion, $500 million more than the $23.9 billion spending target recently agreed upon by the legislature.
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2018 @ 7:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State lawmakers who want to see more bang for North Carolina's education bucks ought to consider shifting more spending decisions to the local level
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The landmark decision in the Leandro case spelled out what North Carolina must do to ensure every student has access to a sound, basic education.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 5:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House approved early Friday morning its proposed budget, which totals $22.9 billion in General Fund spending
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 4:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Top legislative budget and tax writers say the N.C. General Assembly isn't likely to tackle more extensive tax reform next year. Nor are major spending changes in the works
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 @ 1:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina General Assembly's recently released budget for 2016-17 increases University of North Carolina System appropriations by $168 million, $31 million of which will be dedicated to fund projected enrollment increases. At many of the system's 16 universities, however, increased funding
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 1:28 am
By: John William Pope Center
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According to recent reports, the federal government administers 126 separate programs directed at low-income households. Many of these programs are administered in partnership with state governments, while state and local governments provide still more separate programs. Spending on these...
Published: Sunday, August 2nd, 2015 @ 2:53 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Over the last few weeks, debates in the North Carolina legislature have focused on the budget and the stark differences between the House and Senate versions. This week I would like to discuss more of the politics of the budget process and what that means for spending measures.
Published: Saturday, July 4th, 2015 @ 1:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The federal government spends more money each year than it collects in taxes and other revenue. That means annual spending deficits. Each deficit drives up the federal debt. Nick Dranias, president and executive director of the Compact for America Educational Foundation, has an interesting idea...
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 10:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The federal government spends more money each year than it collects in taxes and other revenue. That means annual spending deficits. Each deficit drives up the federal debt. Nick Dranias, president and executive director of the Compact for America Educational Foundation, has an interesting idea for
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 7:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina state government would boost its savings reserves and set aside more money for infrastructure, while still increasing starting teachers' pay, providing additional tax relief for families, and limiting government spending growth.
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2015 @ 9:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The taxpayers of North Carolina have historically made a tremendous commitment to education, and the next biennium will continue that legacy. More than 54 percent, or over $12 billion of our General Fund spending will be directed to education in each year of the biennium.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 @ 8:17 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The taxpayers of North Carolina have historically made a tremendous commitment to education, and the next biennium will continue that legacy. More than 54 percent, or over $12 billion of our General Fund spending will be directed to education in each year of the biennium.
Published: Saturday, March 7th, 2015 @ 3:08 am
By: Chris Downey
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Remember voting for a bond on the ballot? You know, those things city, county and the state government use to pay for things like prisons, schools, roads, and any number of things.
Published: Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 @ 3:56 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Documents obtained by the Civitas Institute reveal reports filed by those receiving state and federal grants are limited in length to little more than three tweets - raising questions about how well that spending is being tracked and evaluated.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2012 @ 3:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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