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Our take on bills filed this session by NC General Assembly
We’ve been tracking all the bills filed over the 2025 and 2026 biennial budget session and wanted to share with you our take on: Bills that have the potential to fund a better future Bills that make people’s lives easier today Bills that advance an important goal for NC but by design fall short Bills…
A Tale of Unmet Needs and Broken Systems: Helene Recovery After 18 Months
A year and a half ago, Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, marking the costliest storm that has ever hit NC and the deadliest storm in the contiguous U.S. since Hurricane Katrina. Although the region has now transitioned to the long-term recovery phase, many of the same human needs that went neglected in the early months following Helene remain unmet as a result of bad policy choices and broken disaster recovery…
Connecting Historically Underutilized Businesses with public contracts
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)…
Statement on passage of Congressional budget bill from Heba Atwa, BTC Director of Legislative Advocacy & Campaigns
In the dead of night, behind closed doors, Congress maneuvered the largest cuts to essential social programs in our nation’s history. While their dealmaking was hidden from public view, the devastating consequences will be painfully visible – in empty refrigerators, shuttered clinics, and lost livelihoods across North Carolina and the nation. This legislation threatens the…
It’s time for a millionaires tax in North Carolina
For more than a decade, NC legislative leaders have handed out income tax breaks for the wealthiest few while neglecting the well-being of everyone in our state. Now, the US Congress plans to extend a 2017 federal tax law that would hand even more benefits to the richest few, while hundreds of thousands of…
Helene Telephone Town Hall confirms stark disconnect between needs of Western NC and state action by legislators
Listen to the full town hall event and read the transcript On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Western North Carolinians joined together in solidarity to voice their stories and express their needs and priorities for Helene recovery. We heard from speakers from across the affected areas, including from Buncombe, Haywood, Mecklenburg, McDowell, Surry, and Transylvania counties. One…
Telephone Townhall Event: Western NC Helene Recovery
Take action: Tell NC lawmakers: What do you need to recover and rebuild from Helene? Blog: NC needs a bold response from lawmakers to Hurricane Helene disaster Fact Sheet: NC needs a full and inclusive recovery for Western NC post-Helene Join the North Carolina Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network Transcript The recording above and this…
Hoja informativa: Carolina del Norte debe mantener el impuesto sobre la renta corporativo
No importa cómo nos vemos o dónde vivimos, lxs habitantes de Carolina del Norte queremos cuidar de nuestras familias y dejar las cosas mejor para las generaciones venideras. Pero a medida que nuestro trabajo ha hecho que el estado prospere, un pequeño grupo de políticos ha manipulado las reglas para redireccionar recursos de nuestras comunidades…
Statement on NC General Assembly and Hurricane Helene recovery from Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director of the NC Budget & Tax Center
North Carolina legislators have the opportunity to support the immediate response to Hurricane Helene’s devastation in Western NC and ensure the people in every community impacted by climate disasters have what they need right now to be safe and begin the long road to recovery. We urge lawmakers to commit to a process that centers…