Alexandra Forter Sirota
Posts by Alexandra Forter Sirota
NC child-care assistance supports parents’ ability to work, future success of children
Child-care assistance is a key tool that helps families struggling to make ends meet afford high-quality early education for their children and get back to work. By increasing state funding for child-care assistance, North Carolina can ensure every child and family reaches their full potential.
There are good policy choices on the table for NC people this year
There are a number of good policy choices on the table that should be front and center in our policy debate as North Carolina’s leaders make decisions that will affect the path we are on for the next decade.
A North Carolina Child Tax Credit would help every child thrive
A Child Tax Credit has proven to be an effective tool in supporting the financial well-being of families and the healthy development of children in North Carolina.
There are good choices for NC to be made in the upcoming legislative session
While we give our all as parents, teachers, neighbors, and volunteers to ensure our families have what they need and our communities are better for those to come, some policymakers are blocking us from delivering the quality schools, affordable health care, and good-paying jobs that ensure all of our families can thrive.
Revenue forecast shows NC leaders have a choice to put people first
The state revenue forecast for NC is out. It’s good news for NC if the NC General Assembly chooses to use our public dollars for the public good in the upcoming session. The pandemic made clear that we need to invest more in housing, public health, childcare, and education be able to handle a public…
Our tax dollars help our communities and our neighbors prosper
As the tax season comes to a close — the third one in this pandemic — I am reminded of just how connected the resiliency of our community is to whether we all pay what we owe to build the public institutions that can make it so.
A budget that leaves North Carolina worse off
This budget was ultimately supported by the majority of lawmakers in North Carolina after little to no opportunity for public input, negotiations behind closed doors, and the Republican leadership’s goal to limit spending and deliver tax cuts to the top. The state budget passed by the North Carolina General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Cooper represents several notable milestones for the state, as well as the nation.
State tax policy is not race neutral
This report analyzes the outcomes of who pays taxes in North Carolina and the ways in which our current tax code directly — and via the investments it supports — impacts Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and white residents. Each year, the foundation of our policymaking is often whether and how we will raise collective resources to advance our state’s well-being.
NC Budget & Tax Center: New organization, same commitment to a better NC
Our vision at the BTC is a state where everyone — no matter who they are or where they live — can reach their full potential.
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