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1.A Report on the North Carolina Economy by Gill, Edwin Popular Government Vol. 36 Issue 8, May 1970
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Notwithstanding the problems of the nation, North Carolina continues to be in excellent financial condition, with moderate debt, a balanced budget, and an end of the year surplus expected.
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19720
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The author reviews the past week's budgetary decisions by the State Legislature. Cuts to programs for tobacco use prevention, alcohol abuse treatment facilities, and funds to the Coastal Resources Commission were just some of the programs receiving far less funding under the Republican led government.
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The constitutionality of \"school choice\" is a hotly debated topic amongst politicians and citizens. Republicans are advocating a school voucher system which would take $50 million of state tax revenue away from public schools and reallocate to private education. Incorporating the voucher idea into the state budget may fall short because opponents contend that such a system would allow tax dollars to go to religious institutions.
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By the start of the fiscal year, July 1, 2015, Republicans in General Assembly have yet to pass a state budget for North Carolina. North Carolina locals fear that budget talks will be postponed and come too late for state schools to be able budget appropriately.
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24126
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The North Carolina legislature recently passed the state budget after a 3-month discussion of the budget's components. The author highlights the biggest issues with the budget, which include topics such as regressive taxation, education, light rail projects, the environment, and Planned Parenthood funding.
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The North Carolina Senate passed its $22.2 billion budget on Friday, on a 26–13 party-line vote. Good things about the budget include a raise in teacher pay, elimination of the light rail funding cap, and reconsideration of historically black college and university tuition. Bad parts of the budget are cuts to low-income energy assistance, Jordan Lake clean-up, and education.
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29082
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Nine-million dollars in annual tax cuts passed by the North Carolina legislature has caused local governments to raise taxes to better fund schools. Critics argue that the budget shortchanges students while enriching the wealthy. Proponents argue that the budget will dramatically increase teacher pay and improve public education outcomes.
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The 1991 North Carolina General Assembly met with great controversy after convening. This year marked the largest cuts in state spending along side the largest tax increase in state history. Spending cuts were delivered mainly to education budgets, while tax increases were made to the state sales tax and corporate income taxes.
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30244
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The 1953 North Carolina General Assembly has come to decision on the budget, which is only 3.7 percent more than the recommended figures from the Budget Commission. Ranging from a three tenths of a percent increase for public schools to 128 percent increase for public debt, the figures represent a 14.8 percent increase for operating expenditures from the previous biennium.
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30255
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For the end of the fiscal year in 1953, North Carolina's General Fund exceeded its income by over $6 million. This depleted the credit balance for the state by this amount, but the credit was helped by larger collections and less legislative spending that anticipated.
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State expenditures exceeded $190 million for the fiscal year of 1954, while revenue collections exceeded $184 million for the year. The majority of spending went to public schools and institutions of higher education, followed by state aid and charitable and correctional institutions.
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30447
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An era has come to an end; since 1933 revenue has produced enough money to cover annual North Carolina General Fund appropriations but that has changed as of June 1955. Wile spending is at an all-time high, the 1955 North Carolina General Assembly must look to either cut spending or increase taxes while also dealing with issues of state highways, redistricting, government reorganization, and segregation in public schools.
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30457
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For the first time since 1933 North Carolina's General Fund revenue will not be enough to cover spending, particularly for support and personnel salaries. With climbing spending, the General Assembly has attempted to cut spending and prevent salary increases, the difference between income and outgoing spending is now over $20 million annually.
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30506
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The economic and social history of North Carolina is echoed in data on collecting and spending of the General Fund for the past two decades. Shifts in contributions have been made to public schools and higher education, public welfare and retirement, and public aid and debt service, amounting to nearly $2 billion in spending.
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30632
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For the first time since 1934, the North Carolina General Fund expenditures were less than was spent the previous years. The Retirement System needed a million dollars less than the previous year and there were decreases in spending by some agencies and institutions, including the Debt Service.
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