Sally Hodges-Copple
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Dollars & Democracy: A primer on NC’s state budget
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Latest news on what’s going on with the NC budget
Sign up for text updates here! until we lose another billion dollars of our public funds to tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy. Instead of giving away $1 billion in tax cuts next year to the wealthy few, lawmakers should stop the income tax cuts, hold our already-low tax rates where they are, and…
Executive Summary: North Carolinians deserve the credit
Read the full report Download a PDF of this executive summary Despite strong state performance on traditional measures of economic success, financial hardship is widespread in North Carolina and child poverty rates are high. Data show that households with children particularly struggle to pay their regular expenses, while structural barriers that block North Carolinians of…
North Carolinians deserve the credit
Read the Executive Summary How a bold Child Tax Credit can slash child poverty, boost well-being, and help our state economy thrive No matter where we come from or what we look like, we all want to be able to provide the basics for our children: healthy food to eat, a safe place to sleep,…
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…
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…
Governor’s budget proposal offers a course-correction after a decade of tax cuts for the wealthy
Last week, Governor Cooper released his FY 2024-25 budget proposal. With key tax policy changes to shore up revenues, spending increases targeted to the drivers of economic well-being, and an overall spending level that brings the state closer to historical levels of public investment, this budget proposal rightly prioritizes the urgent needs of regular North…
Having more revenue than expected is not the same as having the revenue we need
Update: On May 10, the Office of State Budget and Management and the General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division released a revision to April’s Consensus Revenue Forecast. Due to actual April personal income tax (PIT) collections falling short of expectations, the revision adjusts the General Fund Forecast downward by $225 million in the current fiscal year…
Recognizing the Contributions of Working Families to NC’s Economy and Communities
Working families across North Carolina contribute to our state’s economy every day through their labor in essential roles, from grocery store workers to home health aides to early childhood educators. At the same time, North Carolina’s upside-down tax code asks these families to play an outsized role in funding the public services we all want…
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