News
NC budget scales back data center tax break
The new state budget repeals a data center electricity tax exemption as scrutiny grows over energy use, ratepayer costs, and local impacts.
News
NC Senate Finance Committee advances taxation transparency bill
A bill which would increase transparency regarding the increase of property taxes is advancing through the Senate.
News
Batch defends profanity-laced video as House leadership calls for disciplinary action
Senate Minority Leader Sydney Batch, D-Wake, defended a profanity-laced video that she called "satire" during a press conference June 11.
News
NC House Democrats push nearly $1 billion public-safety package
NC House Democrats have unveiled two bills that would add just under $1 billion in recurring spending on pay for correctional officers, troopers, court staff, and behavioral-health treatment.
News
Rocky Mount reports progress on financial recovery efforts
LGC officials received an update from Rocky Mount officials on the city’s progress in gaining better control of its finances.
News
Republican NC senators revive push for zero-based budgeting
Lawmakers propose requiring agencies to justify all spending under zero-based budgeting system.
Opinion
Brad Briner: End of the year planning
We have talked a lot about financial health this year — good habits being the central theme. But one other habit that is very relevant to financial literacy and health is the annual checkup.
Opinion
Political brinksmanship fails taxpayers again
The federal government shutdown is a symptom of deeper dysfunction, one that we see in state government too.
News
Stein urges General Assembly to fund Medicaid rebase after stalemate this week
Gov. Josh Stein made an urgent plea to the General Assembly Thursday afternoon to put aside their political disputes and fully fund the Medicaid base as the deadline to do so quickly approaches.
News
Stein signs ‘mini-budget’, squatters bill into law, vetoes school choice bill
Gov. Josh Stein signed the NC General Assembly’s “mini-budget” into law on Wednesday.
News
New internal budget dashboard focuses transparency on NC State Auditor’s office
A state agency normally known for enforcing financial transparency in other agencies is flipping the script on itself.
Opinion
Bridging the divide on personal income taxes
Perhaps a middle ground can be found between the House and Senate tax plans, like replacing the three 0.5 percentage point reductions with six 0.25 percentage point reductions spread over the same eight-year period.
