goes against legacy of Congressman Walter Jones
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Steed
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“To help move the process along, Senate Republicans should consider denying Schumer cloture on his not-so-urgent business until he finally gets to the negotiating table with McCarthy and President Biden and works in good faith to protect our nation’s credit and get spending under control.”
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 10:45 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Pay no attention to the tax rate. The issue is how much more are they going to spend.
Published: Sunday, May 21st, 2023 @ 5:52 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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voters on same wave length as GOP, at odds with Biden and Democrats
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 9:00 pm
By: John Steed
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Superior Court Judge James Ammons has ordered $677 million in additional state spending to address obligations related to the long-running Leandro case.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 1:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Last Wednesday, North Carolina House leadership released a biennial budget proposal that over the next two years would, among other things, increase spending on public schools, raise average teacher pay by more than 10%, and expand school choice.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 7:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Higher spending and lower revenue intake produced a $1.1 trillion budget deficit in the first six months of fiscal year 2023, according to a report released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office.
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 @ 8:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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Legislative leaders call for new Leandro Judge James Ammons to slice the state's education spending obligation from $677 million to $377 million.
Published: Sunday, April 9th, 2023 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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New Leandro Judge James Ammons has confirmed his next hearing Friday will focus solely on the state's outstanding education funding obligations.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 1:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper gave his fourth and final State of the State address Monday night to what appeared to be, at times, a divided room between Democrats and Republicans.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper released his recommended budget for the biennium today. The General Assembly has already begun budget writing, and the Governor’s recommendations, in this case, are purely political.
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 @ 11:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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General Assembly leaders agreed to a bottom-line budget number last week, kicking off the biennium budget season. Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) announced that General Fund spending would increase by 6.5% in the first year
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 2:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican lawmakers denounced the fiscal year 2024 budget proposal released by President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
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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The N.C. Justice Department is seeking an "expeditious" schedule for the state Supreme Court to address outstanding issues in the Leandro education funding case.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 9:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina would face a new limit on state government spending growth under the Taxpayer Protection Act legislation filed Monday in the N.C. House.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 2:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel released the following statement on Biden’s $6.9 trillion tax-and-spending spree:
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2023 @ 5:55 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Government Spending is the True Tax
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 @ 12:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In Tuesday night’s State of The Union speech, President Joe Biden focused his comments on a theme to “finish the job,” proposing new taxpayer-paid benefits, focusing on the more than 20,000 projects related to the infrastructure bill, and highlighting climate policy in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 11:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the debate over funding the Leandro education spending plan in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 1:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican and Democratic officials preparing to negotiate spending reductions have expressed an unmitigated refusal to involve Social Security in the conversation.
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 9:04 pm
By: Daily Wire
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McCarthy Shreds Top Democrats Over Omnibus: They’re Saying There’s ‘No Waste In Government’ SpendingHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and President Joe Biden on Sunday, accusing them of not wanting to eliminate waste from the Democrats’ massive omnibus bill.
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 @ 4:52 am
By: Daily Wire
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today questioned witnesses from the United States Secret Service, the Justice Department and the Government Accountability Office on improper government spending of federal COVID-19 relief money.
Published: Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 @ 9:01 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed that the tax cuts passed under former President Donald Trump have been the “largest contributor” to federal budget deficits over the past few years rather than the spending agenda enacted by President Joe Biden.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 12:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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while RINO Tillis stands silent
Published: Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 @ 4:08 pm
By: John Steed
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State Representatives Should Be More Transparent
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 1:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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support strong for GOP demanded spending cuts
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2023 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Steed
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House Republicans, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, are holding fast to their commitment to cut spending before they will raise the federal debt limit.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 10:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart said the fight over the debt ceiling is a critical opportunity to rein in government spending.
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2023 @ 11:57 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Record spending during the holiday season coincided with many American households making expenditures using record amounts of debt.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 9:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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The 2022 General Election has come and gone. And while the oft-prophesied national “red wave” failed to materialize, North Carolina Republicans had a successful election season.
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While the U.S. Senate passed a massive omnibus spending measure, N.C. Sen. Thom Tillis voted against the bill, saying it was bloated with “left-wing priorities.” Sen. Richard Burr was recorded as “not voting.”
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 12:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The federal government’s budget is in such disarray that balancing the books would require a 30% spending cut or a 40% increase in taxes, a recent study found.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 11:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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Eighteen Republicans just looked their GOP colleagues and voters in the eye and told them to eat dirt.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 1:35 pm
By: Daily Wire
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