Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, discusses key elements of the 51-count federal indictment of Ruffin Poole, a top aide to former N.C. Gov. Mike Easley. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 351).
State forecasts $1.4 billion budget surplus
The North Carolina General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division projects that while inflation and interest rates are still up, the state will have $400 million over in collections in the current fiscal year and $1 billion additional revenue coming into the state coffers in FY 2024-25.