Budget details could emerge this week
Budget talks between top House and Senate leaders have been under way for weeks behind closed doors, but more details could begin emerging this week.
May 31, 2022
Budget & Taxes
Suspend the gas tax and use surplus for roads?
Senate Democrats want to use the state’s revenue surplus to temporarily suspend the gas tax, but they might not have buy-in from GOP leadership.
May 23, 2022
Could a sales tax holiday find bipartisan support?
N.C. Senate Democrats are proposing sales tax holidays as a way to help with rising prices.
May 20, 2022
First crop of new bills filed
The first day of the short session meant the opening of a relatively short bill filing window. Many of the bills filed Wednesday were appropriations bills, unlikely to move on their own but an attempt to get some allocations included in budget discussions.
May 19, 2022
Moore suggests ‘further tax relief’ might be in budget
Flush with a big surplus as lawmakers start to develop a budget, House Speaker Tim Moore floated the idea of “further tax relief” on Wednesday as the legislature’s short session kicked off.
May 19, 2022
Sen. Dan Blue on the short session, Democrats’ election prospects
It’s overshadowed by Tuesday’s primary for the moment, but the legislature’s short session officially begins at noon on Wednesday.
May 16, 2022
Cooper announces $29.28 billion spending proposal
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May 13, 2022
This week’s jobs incentives news
The N.C. Department of Commerce announced a trio of economic development deals this week, each promising more than 100 new jobs.
May 13, 2022
N.C. projects huge revenue surplus
If you notice state lawmakers singing “we’re in the money” today, it’s thanks to the much-anticipated consensus revenue forecast that arrived on Monday.
May 11, 2022
New crackdown on illicit liquor shipments
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission has been cracking down on out-of-state online alcohol retailers who have been shipping liquor to North Carolina customers. It might seem like a minor regulatory violation, but state law actually makes it a felony.
May 11, 2022
State-owned dormitories on ‘endangered places’ list
Buildings at a state-run historic site near Greensboro are featured on a list of “America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.”
May 9, 2022
State HR agency helping military spouses
North Carolina is joining the Military Spouse Transition Network to help state employees who move between states because of their spouse’s redeployment in the military, the Office of State Human Resources announced last week.
May 9, 2022
Short session to wrap by July 1?
During a brief no-vote session on Wednesday, House Speaker Tim Moore reiterated a promise that this year’s short session will actually be short. Noting that last year’s long stretched on far beyond what anyone wanted, “as long as that was, we want this to be as short,” he told lawmakers.
May 6, 2022
Marshall expands small business program
Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said Monday that her office is expanding a pilot program that helps new small business creators in rural counties.
May 3, 2022