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Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Chatham County voters should consider the millions of dollars their…

The Greene County commissioners are asking voters to approve a quarter-cent sales tax increase on November 6. But the county has about $8.2 million over and above its base budget to meet its needs.

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Macon County voters should consider the millions of dollars their…

The Macon County commissioners are asking voters to approve a 200 percent increase in the real estate transfer tax on November 6. But the county has about $21.6 million over and above its base budget to meet its needs.

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Moore County voters should consider the millions of dollars their…

RALEIGH – A government-sponsored group lobbying for corporate tax incentives in Cumberland County refuses to release details about a study used to support its claims. That’s the assessment of a…

House members approved a $20.3 billion budget for fiscal year (FY) 2007-08, up 7.6 percent from FY 2006-07; 1.5 times the 5.1 percent combined rate of inflation and population growth. Proposed spending is $1.4 billion ($158 per person or $632 for a family of four) higher than in FY 2006-07. Nearly all of the increase is in K-12 education, even though dropout rates have been increasing.

Gov. Mike Easley proposed a $20 billion operating budget and $20.1 billion total spending plan for fiscal year (FY) 2007-08. The operating budget is $1.3 billion more than in FY 2006-07, a 7.2 percent increase.

RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley has proposed North Carolina’s first $20 billion budget, thanks to $210 million in new taxes and a 7.2 percent increase in operations spending. That’s according…

RALEIGH – A state Earned Income Tax Credit would complicate North Carolina’s tax code and offer little benefit to families. That’s the key finding in a new John Locke Foundation…