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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 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 — 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…

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators could save nearly $500 million in the next…

Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing the John Locke Foundation’s proposal for a Taxpayer Bill of Rights. RALEIGH — While North Carolina’s…

RALEIGH — North Carolina taxpayers struggling with a sluggish economy would not have to worry about new taxes or fees under the 2012-13 state budget plan moving through the N.C.

Click here to view and here to listen to Fergus Hodgson discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — North Carolina state government is spending more money per person this…

RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s no-tax-hike budget sets North Carolina state government on a more sustainable course than the one Gov. Beverly Perdue and her allies supported. The John Locke…

The General Assembly's no-tax-hike budget sets North Carolina state government on a more sustainable course than the one Gov. Beverly Perdue and her allies supported. It avoids an $850 million tax increase Gov. Bev Perdue sought, which means $200 less in taxes per household. General Fund spending totals $19.5 billion, two percent less than Gov. Perdue's original, $19.9 billion proposal.