The Pope Center for Higher Education Policy examines in a recent report the impact on economic growth of taxpayer spending for public universities. The Pope Center hosted a July 20, 2010, discussion of the report State Investment in Universities: Rethinking the Impact on Economic Growth. Pope Center President Jane Shaw, report author Jay Schalin, and N.C. State economist Doug Pearce all discuss the report’s findings.
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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.