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School announced yesterday that the so called forums at Chocowinity Middle School tonight (April 29,2025) and S.W. Snowden (Thursday May 1, 2025) have been cancelled pending the managers proposed budget.
Published: Thursday, May 1st, 2025 @ 5:55 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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In a Tuesday evening press conference at the N.C. General Assembly, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A number of Raleigh politicos expected legislative leadership to announce a budget agreement this week. On Tuesday, however, tales of a budget agreement came and went.
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After announcing major budget cuts to the city’s police force and Education Department last week, New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams blamed the federal government for leaving him with no choice but to strip money away from New Yorkers to deal with the illegal immigration crisis.
Published: Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 @ 2:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Raleigh, NC – Today, after final Senate approval of the 2023 Appropriations Act, Governor Roy Cooper announced that although he will not sign the budget, he will allow it become law without his signature.
Published: Saturday, October 14th, 2023 @ 4:58 am
By: ENC NOW
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State budget writers have once again failed to pass a state budget by the beginning of the fiscal year
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 12:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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June's meeting comes as the state legislature develops the state budget, and candidates launch campaigns for 2024 elections.
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 12:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Public education is the most important function of state government and we spend more tax dollars on education than any other budget item.
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2023 @ 11:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The City of Washington flirts with violating NC Statutes on open public meetings.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 10:40 pm
By: Gary Ceres
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City of Washington considers hiring an Athletic Director and increasing wages on high paid workers over hiring EMTs
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2023 @ 12:14 am
By: Gary Ceres
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While tax increases and utility rate hikes have been stopped, budget shenanigans continue.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 9:32 pm
By: Gary Ceres
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Leaders in the North Carolina House and Senate announced an agreement on Wednesday, March 8, on a budget amount for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 @ 10:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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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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Jared Bernstein, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Joe Biden, on Monday claimed that the White House has successfully led the charge against inflation and cut the budget deficit.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 8:30 am
By: Daily Wire
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On July 27, Democrat U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Chuck Schumer of New York announced they had reached a deal on a budget reconciliation bill they were calling the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.”
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 3:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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There will be a special meeting of the Washington City Council on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 6:00pm in the City Council Chambers located at 102 East Second Street. The Purpose of the Meeting is for the following: budget workshop.
Published: Friday, May 20th, 2022 @ 10:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced the nomination of Deputy State Budget Director Nels Roseland to serve as State Controller.
Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 @ 1:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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NC Senate Majority Whip, Senator Jim Perry and Representative Chris Humphrey announced they have secured budget funding for the following Lenoir County projects and organizations.
Published: Monday, November 22nd, 2021 @ 1:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced his intent to sign the legislative budget, citing necessary investments in teacher and state employee pay, critical infrastructure and aid to help families and businesses emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 6:55 am
By: Governor's Office
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Minneapolis City Council members who voted last week to strip $8 million from the Minneapolis Police Department budget and redirect those funds to other community programs say they are not “defunding the police,” even though the vote technically defunds the police.
Published: Sunday, December 20th, 2020 @ 2:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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At their January meeting The UNC Board of Governors lamented problems resulting from not having a state budget.
Published: Monday, February 10th, 2020 @ 6:19 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors is taking concerns over North Carolina’s budget impasse straight to the General Assembly — in the form of a resolution asking lawmakers to quit stalling and pass an updated spending plan.
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 @ 2:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Leaders of the University of North Carolina System are feeling “grim,” in the words of one official presentation, after state lawmakers’ latest one-day trip to Raleigh.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2020 @ 11:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Please sign a truce over the budget, University of North Carolina System interim President Dr. Bill Roper asks of the warring branches of state government.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Representative Keith Kidwell (District 79 – Beaufort, Craven) announced today that he has successfully secured several key investments and grants in the state budget compromise for the citizens of District 79 in Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 11:46 pm
By: Keith D Kidwell
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North Carolina senators passed a budget resolution May 31, but they’re still working to resolve a disputed provision involving Vidant Health.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 @ 4:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Vidant Health doesn’t understand why the North Carolina Senate wants to cut its funding.
Published: Saturday, June 1st, 2019 @ 11:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a letter, Governor Roy Cooper urged Republican legislators to use recently announced surplus revenue to invest in public education and health care in the 2019 – 2021 state budget.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 1:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Washington City Council Meeting Agenda for May 13, 2019
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2019 @ 3:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Washington City Council Meeting Agenda for April 29, 2019
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, President Trump announced via Twitter that he would be appointing current director of his Office of Management and Budget and recent acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as acting chief of staff, replacing outgoing John Kelly.
Published: Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 @ 11:40 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The recent announcement by leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly that changes to the current two-year budget will be settled in a conference report, and not through the regular appropriations committee process has drawn a lot of ire
Published: Thursday, June 14th, 2018 @ 2:13 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The House Select Committee on School Safety has announced plans to appropriate $35 million for a bevy of school safety measures in the upcoming budget
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 8:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislative leaders removed some of the guesswork for the legislative short session starting May 16 by announcing they agreed to a $23.917 billion spending plan for the 2018-19 state budget
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 10:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr announced that the Senate's two-year budget agreement will allow North Carolina to be eligible for more than $125 million in additional federal assistance for North Carolina's long-term Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 8:22 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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North Carolina could be home to one of the largest hospital behemoths in the nation if UNC Health Care and Carolinas HealthCare System finalize their partnership agreement. On a combined $14 billion operating budget, the two systems manage 50 hospitals and employ 90,000 people.
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 @ 3:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Joined by North Carolina teachers and citing concerns that the conference budget passed by the legislature shortchanges North Carolina's public schools and economy, Governor Cooper announced today that he will veto the budget
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 @ 4:36 pm
By: Governor's Office
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