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For fiscal year 2014-15, North Carolina’s General Fund budget rose 2.2 percent to $21.1 billion. It funded an average teacher salary increase of 7 percent, one of the largest pay raises for North Carolina teachers in a generation, and created a Medicaid contingency fund of $186.4 million.

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina state budget writers would have more…

Reverse logrolling applied to the current state budget would result in a General Fund budget of $20.6 billion and a $667 million surplus, which would allow legislators more flexibility when discussing spending priorities, including teacher pay increases. It would also allow enough to be set aside in savings and reserves to avoid any unforeseen shortfalls in the next fiscal year.

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing Agenda 2014. RALEIGH — Building on positive reforms from the past few years,…

RALEIGH — The proposed N.C. Senate budget plan would shift money away from lower priorities to meet the goal of raising public school teacher pay across the state. John Locke…

RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposed $20.99 billion General Fund budget for 2014-15 would cover the state’s top priorities with a modest spending increase, while ensuring that an expected revenue…

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina state government spending has grown “significantly” in recent decades,…

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Lawmakers are considering a $20.6 billion General Fund budget deal that…

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators can maximize their flexibility for tax reform and…

RALEIGH — Spending slightly less than Gov. Pat McCrory’s General Fund budget plan, the N.C. Senate’s $20.56 billion proposal would move state government spending in the right direction. The John…