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House Bill 87: The Educational Choice for Children Act
Download a PDF of this brief Opts NC into federal program benefitting wealthy HB 87 Summary: The Educational Choice for Children Act opts North Carolina in to the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations and directs the State Education Assistance Authority to produce a list of eligible entities in North Carolina…
House Bill 859: Local Govts/Guaranteed Income Programs
Download a PDF of this brief Blocks local governments from running popular and effective guaranteed income programs HB 859 Summary: This bill prohibits local governments from initiating or running guaranteed income programs that provide people with payments with no strings attached. Further limits the ability of local lawmakers to make choices about the use of…
Senate Bill 395: Disaster Relief Eviction Moratorium Act
Download a PDF of this Brief Allows governor to protect renters after natural disaster SB 395 Summary: Gives the governor power to put a temporary eviction moratorium in place though Executive Order during a declared state of emergency, and to use available state and federal funds to provide rental assistance. Evictions compound the harm caused…
Senate Bill 641: Reenact Child Tax Credit
Download a PDF of this Brief A common-sense tax credit to reduce child poverty with high returns on investment for NC SB 641 Summary: This bill would establish a fully refundable state Child Tax Credit (CTC). NC families would receive a tax credit for each child in the amount of $1,900 for children ages 6…
Senate Bill 608: Revise Various Laws / Work First Cash Assistance
Download a PDF of this Brief Improves the state’s Work First benefits SB 608 Summary: Changes the state’s Work First program to provide more adequate income support, reach pregnant women, remove limits on assets that families need to stay connected to work, and align the program’s time limits with federal law. Connecting income support to…
House Bill 564: Public Safety Through Food Access
Download a PDF of this Brief Reducing recidivism by expanding access to benefits SB 564 Summary: Ensures that all people eligible for Food & Nutrition Services and Work First benefits who have been convicted of a drug felony are no longer denied benefits if they complete a substance abuse treatment program. Repealing the drug felony…
House Bill 491 / Senate Bill 403: Medicaid work requirements
Download a PDF of this Brief Putting people’s health care at risk SB 403/HB 491 Summary: Requires the NC Department of Health and Human Services to begin the process of establishing work requirements for Medicaid once there is any indication that the federal program is considering authorizing work requirements as a condition of participation in…
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 180: Fiscally Responsible & Sustainable Budgeting
Download a PDF of this Brief A better way to budget for NC’s future HB 180 Summary: Directs the Office of State Budget & Management and Fiscal Research Division to collaborate on long-term assessments of revenue and required spending that take into account changes to the cost of delivering services over at least a five-year…
House Bill 420: Sound Basic Education for Every Child
Download a PDF of this Brief Funds our public schools so every child in NC can learn HB 420 Summary: The bill provides funding for K-12 public education and early education aligned with years six and seven of the Leandro Plan, so North Carolina can meet its constitutional requirement to provide a sound basic education…