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Statement on budget deal from Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director of the NC Budget & Tax Center
North Carolinians need leaders who understand the real pressures families and communities are facing and who are willing to adapt when the facts demand it. Instead, this budget deal, hatched behind closed doors, reflects an increasingly rigid ideology and a pattern of intentional neglect — underfunding public needs, giving tax breaks to the wealthy while…
Statement on property tax amendment from Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director, NC Budget & Tax Center
Today, the NC General Assembly House Finance Committee voted to advance House Bill 1089, a constitutional amendment ballot measure that would limit the ability of local governments to raise property tax revenue. Across-the-board limits like this do not target relief to the people who need it most. Instead, they often provide the greatest benefit to…
Statement on Governor’s Proposed Budget by Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director of the NC Budget & Tax Center
The budget stalemate cannot be resolved without reconsidering the push by NC Senate leadership to eliminate income taxes — a policy direction that is putting children’s education at risk, stretching family budgets, and reducing access to child care and health care across North Carolina. The Governor’s call to stop scheduled tax cuts that primarily benefit…
Statement on property tax amendment from Alexandra Sirota, Executive Director of the NC Budget & Tax Center
Limiting the ability of local governments to use property taxes as a tool to raise revenue is especially concerning at a time when North Carolina families are facing rising costs. The vaguely worded amendment that passed out of the House Committee on Property Tax Reform today will not make housing more affordable or help people…
Statement from Alexandra Sirota, executive director of the North Carolina Budget & Tax Center, on Governor Josh Stein’s proposed budget
NC Budget & Tax Center: State Budget Should Prioritize Well-Being and Affordability for North Carolinians “North Carolinians want a budget that helps make life more affordable and strengthens the foundations of our state’s economy. Families across the state are facing rising costs for essentials like housing, child care, food, health care, and energy, and they need…
2026 State of the State on North Carolina’s Economy
Speaker: Alexandra Forter Sirota, Executive Director, NC Budget & Tax Center Transcript Note: Due to technical issues, the first four paragraphs of this transcript are not in the recording. Download slides from the video Good morning, and thank you all for joining us. Today’s briefing is part of our mission at the NC Budget &…
Ahead of the NC Chamber’s Economic Forecast Forum: 5 Things to Know About North Carolina’s Economy in 2026
As business and policy leaders gather Monday at the NC Chamber and North Carolina Bankers Association’s 24th Annual Economic Forecast Forum to discuss growth and competitiveness, it’s important to ground the conversation in how the economy is actually working for people across the state – and what risks lie ahead. Here are five things to know about…
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…