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Justice Circle Peer Pressure – Lessons for North Carolina from How Other States are Addressing Budget Gaps
By Jonathan Palmer, research assistant June 3, 2009 [PDF version has graphics] Key Findings: 1. Most states with large budget gaps are increasing …
Publication Type: BTC Brief
The estimated impact of the Senate’s proposed tax modernization plan and recommendations for improvement
By Elaine Mejia Director Budget & Tax Center June 8, 2009 Key Findings: The Senate Finance Committee’s proposed tax modernization plan would require an …
A Tattered Net: Work First Provides Little Help to Low-Income Families, Local Economies
By John Quinterno Research Associate, Budget & Tax Center June 10, 2009 Designed at a time when jobs were plentiful, the Work First …
K-3 Class Size Restoration Must Be a Budget Priority
By Stephen Jackson, Ph. D June 11, 2009 The Senate Budget and the Proposed House Budget The class size increases proposed in the …
See for yourself: State General Fund spending over the past two decades
Key Findings: • After a precipitous decline during and following the 2001 recession, General Fund spending per capita peaked in fiscal year 2007-08 …
Keeping Kids Insured: NC Health Choice is a Lifeline for Desperate Families, Boosts Economy
By Louisa Warren June 2009 With a staggering budget shortfall, lawmakers are facing tough decisions and numerous critical programs in health, human services, …
Most states have increased taxes since the start of the recession
By JONATHAN PALMER Research Associate July 2009 Key Findings: As North Carolina’s lawmakers debate how to deal with the $4.6 billion state budget …
The Dead Tax Plan: Just how regressive would it have been?
July 2009 Key Finding: The proposed $1 billion compromise tax plan released the week of July 20th featured a 1-cent sales tax increase …
Wishful Thinking: Claims The State Tax Increases Cause Job Loss Are Unfounded
Key findings North Carolina’s recently enacted state tax increases are small relative to the size of the state economy. Moreover, the fact that …
Down in the Valley: General Fund Appropriations Per Person Lowest in 13 Years
State budget drops to lowest level in 13 years after accounting for inflation and population changes A study of North Carolina’s General Fund …