Sally Hodges-Copple
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House Bill 353: Fair Minimum Wage Act
Download a PDF of this Brief Paying North Carolina workers a fair wage HB 353 Summary: This bill would gradually increase the state minimum wage — currently $7.25 per hour — to $18 per hour by 2030 and then adjust it based on inflation. The current minimum wage is a poverty wage North Carolina’s minimum…
House Bill 11: No Tax on Tips, Overtime, Bonus Pay
Download this Brief as a PDF Helps higher earners at the expense of long-standing labor goals HB 11 Summary: Allows a taxpayer to deduct from their adjusted gross income: 1) any amount received as overtime compensation; 2) any bonus pay up to $2,500; and 3) any amount received as tips. Won’t reach the workforce that…
With Governor’s Recommended Budget, NC Could Choose Tax Cuts for Working Families Over Enriching Corporations and the Wealthy Few
Note: We updated this blog on March 31, 2025 after receiving updated estimates for the average tax change by income group from scheduled cuts to the personal and corporate income taxes from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. On Wednesday, Governor Stein released his recommended budget for the next two fiscal years, FY 2025-2026…
2025 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’s revenue is declining, even with a growing population and economy
Now is the time to pause tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy few On Valentine’s Day, the Office of State Budget & Management (OSBM) and the legislature’s Fiscal Research Division (FRD) released a projection of state revenues that should make lawmakers want to break up — at long last — with endless tax cuts…
If state lawmakers tell you there’s no money, here’s what you should ask them …
To read recent reporting, you’d be forgiven for thinking that North Carolina is strapped for cash, or for believing that state revenue is like the weather -something that happens to lawmakers – rather than something they have the power to influence. During these next few months, as state lawmakers work during the 2025 Long Session…
Dollars & Democracy: A primer on NC’s state budget
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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…
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