Jeff Moore, John Locke Foundation vice president of communications, discusses North Carolina’s ongoing state budget negotiations. Moore offered these comments during the June 20, 2025, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Locke’s Jeff Moore discusses NC state budget stalemate
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai assesses NC state budget impasse
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the stalemate between North Carolina’s House and Senate budget negotiators. Kokai offered these comments during the July 4, 2025, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Lawmakers aren’t deadlocked on regulation
For more than a decade, lawmakers have used both fiscal and regulatory policy to make North Carolina a more attractive place to live, work, and do business.
Reserve Fund Spotlight: State Capital Infrastructure Fund
Both the House and Senate have outlined appropriations from the SCIF reserve in the budget proposal currently being negotiated.
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.