N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, discusses plans for “Education Week” at the state Legislative Building and answers questions about his education priorities. Tillis offered these comments during a Feb. 25, 2013, news briefing.
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.