Logan Rockefeller Harris
Posts by Logan Rockefeller Harris
Mapping What’s at Stake: The Impact of SNAP on North Carolina’s Families and Local Economies
Every county in North Carolina benefits from federal food assistance. Each month, SNAP (aka food stamps) dollars flow into every community, helping families put food on the table and keep up with rising costs. They also keep local grocery stores open, support jobs, and strengthen local economies. That critical support is now at risk. Without…
North Carolina should fund our future by taxing corporations and the rich
No matter what we look like or where we live, North Carolinians want to care for our families and see our communities thrive. Our hard work makes the state prosper, but a handful of politicians have rigged the tax code to redirect resources from our communities to wealthy individuals and highly profitable corporations. Federal cuts…
Beyond the Census data: How policy shapes well-being in NC
In September 2025, the US Census Bureau released annual data on poverty, income, and health insurance coverage for 2024. This resource will walk you through key data points for North Carolina and the public policy choices that influence these outcomes. Poverty How high is the poverty rate in North Carolina? New data from the U.S….
Public Comment: DOL Rollback of 2013 FLSA Rule Change
The NC Budget & Tax Center believes that all workers deserve dignity, respect, and to be paid a living wage for their work. Historically, domestic workers were excluded from most legal workplace protections in the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal law first passed in 1938. The FLSA required employers to pay most workers…
New census data: 12.5 percent of North Carolinians live in poverty; federal megabill and stalled state budget risk worsening hardship
RALEIGH – The U.S. Census Bureau released today its 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) data, providing the latest picture of poverty, income, and health coverage in North Carolina. The numbers show that 12.5 percent of North Carolinians were living in poverty in 2024, showing no significant change since 2023. This means more than 1.3 million…
National Census data show persistent inequities; NC data to be released Thursday
Sept. 9, 2024 — Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released national-level poverty, income, and health coverage data for 2024 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). On Thursday, Sept. 11, the Bureau will release state- and local-level data from the American Community Survey (ACS). NC Budget & Tax Center (BTC)…
House Bill 87: The Educational Choice for Children Act
Download a PDF of this brief Opts NC into federal program benefitting wealthy HB 87 Summary: The Educational Choice for Children Act opts North Carolina in to the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations and directs the State Education Assistance Authority to produce a list of eligible entities in North Carolina…
North Carolina can improve TANF policy to remove barriers to children’s well-being
Note: Learn more about how North Carolina can improve TANF policy to boost employment outcomes here Reducing child poverty is one of the best investments North Carolina can make: Every $1 spent reducing childhood poverty is estimated to save $7 on the future societal costs of poor health, child maltreatment, and other harms. But North…
North Carolina can improve TANF policy to boost employment outcomes
Note: Learn more about how North Carolina can improve TANF policy to remove barriers to children’s well-being here One goal of North Carolina’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) is to help participants achieve sustaining employment. But current rules discourage people from increasing their earnings and assets, while relying on counterproductive punishment strategies that…
Fact Sheet: Harmful Republican Megabill Fails North Carolina Families, Children, and Communities
The Republicans’ harmful megabill, enacted through budget reconciliation on July 4, will raise costs for North Carolina families and take health coverage, food assistance, and other essentials away from North Carolinians who are already struggling to make ends meet – all while showering ever larger tax breaks on the wealthiest households. While parts of the…