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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has replenished the state’s Highway Trust Fund (HTF) with $1.1 billion — two years ahead of schedule.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 12:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Expresses Appreciation for DOT Collaboration
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2023 @ 2:38 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Executive Director William Upchurch via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Monday, January 16th, 2023 @ 11:33 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting economic development and related strategies necessary for economic growth.
Published: Sunday, February 13th, 2022 @ 7:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative (NCOHC), a program of the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (FHLI), has secured funding to begin tackling the complex needs of people seeking oral health services in western North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, December 30th, 2021 @ 12:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two North Carolina nonprofits receive funds for organ donation education and advance care planning.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 7:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two North Carolina nonprofits receive funds for organ donation education
Published: Friday, February 21st, 2020 @ 8:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Federal Government funds around 20 percent of total infrastructure investment, not the 80 percent some critics claim.
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2018 @ 8:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Medicaid is the largest spending item of the roughly $53 billion flowing through state coffers this year, yet state policymakers have minimal control over the program
Published: Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 @ 12:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ford Porter, spokesperson for Governor Cooper, released the following statement today on legislative Republicans ACP hypocrisy
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2018 @ 7:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that nearly $20 million in Clean Water Management Trust Fund grants have been awarded to help fund 50 projects that will conserve lands and protect waterways serving millions of North Carolinians
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2017 @ 3:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Peter is the Highway Trust Fund and Paul Any and Everything Else.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2017 @ 7:38 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Many have often accused the Democrats of buying votes by giving away money. But if you examine the political landscape closely you will see that both Democrats and Republicans do the same think in an effort to influence voters.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2016 @ 6:57 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Unemployment insurance (UI) reform in North Carolina continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The 2013 UI reform, made possible by the Republican-dominated General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory, will enable $240 million in tax savings for state employers in 2016 alone, thanks to a...
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 12:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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After paying off a $2.8 billion debt to the federal government in May 2015, Governor Pat McCrory and the Division of Employment Security (DES) announced that the unemployment trust fund reserve has reached a $1 billion. It's the first time that the trust fund has exceeded $1 billion since May 2001.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:40 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The majority of the state's operations are funded through the General Fund. There are, though, some major components of the state's expenditure that are located outside the General Fund.
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The majority of the state's operations are funded through the General Fund. There are, though, some major components of the state's expenditure that are located outside the General Fund. In short, the General Fund amounts to around $20 billion, while total state spending amounts to approximately...
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 6:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory has announced the following appointments to the North Carolina Board of Transportation.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 @ 2:39 am
By: Chris Downey
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Despite their political differences, a Republican governor, Democratic state Senate, and a House split politically because of the recent ouster of its longtime leader all joined forces in 1989 to create North Carolina's Highway Trust Fund.
Published: Wednesday, January 21st, 2015 @ 9:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata today told State Board of Transportation that 303 additional projects will be fully or partially funded and about 126,000 more jobs will be created under the Strategic Transportation Investments (STI) law...
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 @ 11:26 am
By: Chris Downey
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is working with a bipartisan coalition of coastal members of Congress fighting to make sure that America's inlets and waterways get their fair share of funding from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF).
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 @ 8:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We hear the Anointed and a lot of his Dem cohorts talking about the need to "invest" in our infrastructure.(i.e. spend money on their pet projects).
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 @ 11:28 am
By: Jim Bispo
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All our lives we've heard aphorisms about money. Truisms like, "the love of money is the root of all evil," "a penny saved is a penny earned," "a fool and his money are soon parted," and "you can't spend the same dollar twice."
Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 @ 2:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The highway trust fund is running out of money and we need to do something to get the funding back up to a point where we will be able to maintain our Interstate highway system.
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 @ 12:24 am
By: Jim Bispo
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We got hit with headlines this week suggesting that roadwork across the state could grind to a halt very soon -- thanks to the Federal Highway Trust Fund running out of money
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 12:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 6:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Contrary to recent media reports, North Carolina has taken out federal loans to operate its underfunded unemployment insurance system, and it is the state's obligation to see that $2.5 billion debt is repaid, said Dale Folwell, state assistant secretary of employment security.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In April, the McCrory administration outlined a new state transportation policy. While as always, the devil is in the details, this plan is a welcome
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013 @ 11:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's a bipartisan move afoot to cap North Carolina's tax on motor fuels at 37.5 cents a gallon this year, along with some political discussion about cutting the gas tax further in future years.
Published: Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 @ 10:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Why has no one asked what that grand give-away is doing to the Social Security Trust Fund - which reportedly is already running low??
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2011 @ 5:20 am
By: Jim Bispo
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