Logan Rockefeller Harris
Posts by Logan Rockefeller Harris
In wake of NC leaders missing another budget deadline, we demand tax policy, budget that puts people first
After a chaotic few weeks of abruptly released budget proposals and hurried votes, state lawmakers from the NC House and NC Senate left town at the end of the fiscal year in June without agreeing on a budget adjustment bill for the second year of the state’s two-year budget. (The NC General Assembly makes changes…
NC Senate leaders refuse to debate colleagues’ amendments that would improve budget proposal
The Senate budget proposal for the coming fiscal year was approved on Monday night in a party-line vote. The prospects of it becoming law before the end of the fiscal year on June 30 remain dim, and there are no plans that the Senate and House will negotiate a final spending plan before they leave…
Following closed-door process, House budget prioritizes wealthy and corporate interests above the needs of NC communities
[Note: Here are links where you can access the budget bill and the committee report. You can also see how members of the NC House of Representatives voted for this budget.] Yesterday, the NC House passed its proposed budget for FY 2024-2025. Continuing the legislature’s secretive budget practices of recent years, House leaders released the budget on Monday evening and…
2023-2025 NC Budget Report: Locking in more tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of everyday North Carolinians
[Note: Here are links where you can access the budget bill and the conference report. You can also see how members of the NC Senate and NC House of Representatives voted for this conference budget.] Download a PDF of this report Budget and tax decisions are how we come together as North Carolinians – Black, brown, and white, in every county across…
2024 Economic County Snapshots for North Carolina
The Economic County Snapshots are one of BTC’s flagship annual publications. They provide key economic and social indicators from publicly available sources for all 100 counties in North Carolina, along with a comparison to state-level data, with measures for employment, poverty and income, affordable housing, health, education, and more. The Snapshots are available for each…
NC Children and Youth Fiscal Map
Open this in fullscreen mode by clicking the arrows in the bottom right corner. For more information about national trends around how much states spend on programs and services for children and youth, please check out Children’s Funding Project’s full analysis.
Who pays taxes in North Carolina?
As North Carolinians, we pay taxes to build communities that ensure everyone — Black, brown, and white — can thrive in every corner of our state. But policymakers in North Carolina have created a tax code that asks more of people with the lowest incomes. The latest edition of Who Pays?, released today by the…
NC leaders’ tax cuts for wealthy mean we will lose more than $13 billion for NC needs
Combined with the personal and corporate income tax cuts that had already been scheduled, new cuts in the recent North Carolina budget are estimated to lead to a loss of over $13.5 billion in revenue per year when fully implemented. (This is a low estimate; the higher estimate is $15.2 billion.)
As school begins, let’s give North Carolina students a fully funded future
Teachers require students to turn in their homework on time, but NC General Assembly leaders are still negotiating the state budget behind closed doors nearly two months past its due date.
What If? Considering a dedicated revenue source for the NC Housing Trust Fund
In every county and every neighborhood in North Carolina, people need safe homes for themselves and their families where they can afford to pay their rent or mortgage without cutting back on other needs like healthy food or doctor’s visits. State funding for affordable housing can help make this a reality, and the NC Housing…