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Jan. 1: Tax cuts for the rich in NC — still no state budget
The New Year will bring little certainty to everyday North Carolinians. State legislators have failed to use the policy tools available to them to address rising costs for the basics, from food to child-care to housing. Instead of passing a state budget this year, state legislative leaders couldn’t agree to put people first. They are…
Slide deck: NC General Assembly Session Summary 2025
The NC General Assembly is done for the year. They missed the mark on addressing North Carolina’s priorities this session. Check out this slide deck summarizing the 2025 Long Session and where legislative leaders fell short. Download the PDF here.
Statement on NC Governor’s Call to Cancel Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Reductions from Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director of NC Budget & Tax Center
Millions of North Carolinians rely on Medicaid so their children can see a doctor, aging parents can get care in their homes and community, and families are supported to achieve the well-being we all deserve. Funding this care should be automatic — not tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. Today’s restoration of Medicaid…
Statement on Governor’s Call for a Special Session from Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director
Every elected official who cares about the rising costs facing North Carolina families — and who wants to ensure that our communities have what they need to be well — should support a state budget that pauses the tax cuts for the wealthy and profitable corporations set to take effect Jan. 1. Governor Stein’s call for a special session is welcome, and legislators should plan to be in…
Statement by Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director, NC Budget & Tax Center, on NC General Assembly September Session
North Carolinians needed state legislators to focus on passing a state budget that puts people’s well-being first – funding our health, families, and communities instead of continuing with tax cuts for profitable corporations and the very wealthy and policies that further divide us. It appears that legislative leaders would rather delay than decide on how…
Making Connections: Federal Fallout & The Leadership North Carolinians Need
En español: Hacer Conexiones: Consecuencias Federales y el Liderazgo que los Carolinenses Necesitan At our quarterly Making Connections gathering, the NC Budget & Tax Center unpacks the impacts of the harmful Republican megabill passed this summer and signed into law by President Trump – and the important work underway to push back against efforts to…
NC lawmakers haven’t passed a comprehensive state budget. What does that mean for me?
Two months into the new fiscal year and following the start of another school year, legislative leaders in North Carolina still haven’t passed a comprehensive state budget. Here’s what that means for you and your community. What happens if lawmakers don’t pass a budget? Does state government shut down? No. If lawmakers fail to pass…
NC legislators are putting private schools over most of North Carolina’s K-12 students
North Carolinians want strong public schools where every child gets the education that they are owed in our state Constitution. Yet state lawmakers are once again choosing to use education policy to benefit the wealthy few instead of the well-being of us all. The first action by the N.C. General Assembly related to the harmful…
DAVE could cut deep: What NC lawmakers buried in spending bill
You might have heard that the North Carolina General Assembly just passed a “minibudget” bill – House Bill 125 – at the end of July. It’s still awaiting the governor’s signature, and tucked inside that bill is something that sounds small but could have big consequences: the creation of a new office called the Division…