Concerned taxpayers rally outside the N.C. Capitol March 21, 2009, in one of many scheduled “Tea Party” events in North Carolina. Grassroots organizers are joined by representatives of Americans for Prosperity North Carolina, the Civitas Institute, and the John Locke Foundation.
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.