Robert Whaples, professor of economics at Wake Forest University, discusses efforts to reduce income inequality in the United States. Whaples share themes from the recent book In All Fairness: Equality, Liberty, and the Quest for Human Dignity. Whaples offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
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.