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Publication Type: BTC Report

Financing Health Care for North Carolinians in the Coverage Gap

Published March 21, 2019

Medicaid expansion will not only provide much needed access to health insurance for at least half a million North Carolinians, but it is likely to also generate savings for the state budget

Make Space for Learning: Current Options to Meet NC’s School Facility Needs Fall Short of Sustainable Solutions

Published March 05, 2019

Rolling back tax cuts made in the last several years could completely address our school building needs without undermining funding for education and other state services.

A Two Generation Approach to Early Childhood: The Role of Wages and Compensation in Achieving Quality & Access Goals

Published February 12, 2019

The ability to serve more children in quality early education learning environments is being constrained by a lack of public funding and the growth of low-wage jobs.

Time for a Raise? Assessing the Impact of an Increase in North Carolina’s Minimum Wage

Published April 01, 2006

Executive Summary Inflation has pushed the buying power of the minimum wage to its lowest level in 50 years. The current rate of …

STRATEGIES FOR HELPING LOW-INCOME TAXPAYERS: Comparing a No-Tax Floor to a State EITC

Published March 01, 2007

BTC Reports; Vol. 13, No. 2 March 2007 By Meg Gray, Policy Analyst Executive Summary Governor Michael Easley’s recommended state budget set aside …

THE HOUSE BUDGET: A Responsible Plan Forward

Published May 01, 2007

BTC Reports; Vol. 13, No. 3 May 2007 By Meg Gray, Policy Analyst and John Quinterno, Research Associate Executive Summary The North Carolina …

The Senate Budget: Featuring Tax Cuts . . . Brought to You by Lower Savings and More Debt

Published June 01, 2007

BTC Reports; Volume 13, No. 4; June 2007 BY MEG GRAY, POLICY ANALYST; JOHN QUINTERNO, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE; AND SEAN COFFEY Executive Summary The …

The Final Budget Agreement: An Affordable Investment in North Carolina’s Future

Published September 01, 2007

BTC Reports, Vol. 13, No. 5, September 2007 BY MEG GRAY, POLICY ANALYST AND ELAINE MEJIA, PROJECT DIRECTOR Executive Summary The final 2007-09 …

Buddy Can You Spare a Dime? Putting NC’s Unemployment Insurance System Back to Work

Published November 17, 2008

Report Date: 2007 By John Quinterno Research Associate North Carolina’s unemployment insurance system provides workers who are involuntarily unemployed with some of the …

Making Work Pay for North Carolina’s Low- and Middle-Income Working Families

Published October 01, 2008

Report Date: 2007 By Meg Gray REPORT SUMMARY: * The federal EITC helps low- and moderate-income workers support families, lifts millions out of …

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