The Civitas Institute has posted a summary of the N.C. Senate’s recommended budget for 2010-11. You can check it out here. Here’s a sample from the overview: Just one week into the 2010-11 “short” legislative session, the North Carolina State Senate released its recommended budget adjustments for the coming fiscal year that begins July 1. [...]
State Senate Leaders Say No to State Employee “Payback” and Raise
As reported by the N&O,the North Carolina State Senate appears to already be rejecting Gov. Perdue’s proposed “payback” to state employees for last year’s unpaid furlough of 10 hours along with her proposed pay increase. Senate leader Marc Basnight emphasized Tuesday that private sector workers have lost jobs, hours and benefits across the state. “You [...]
Budgetary Shell Game
The 2010 legislative session doesn’t start until tomorrow, but already we are receiving reports of intended swapping of funding sources for public education. State Rep. Rick Glazier said Monday he favors diverting $100 million in lottery money from school construction to classroom teachers in 2011. Glazier said school boards would have to dip into their [...]
Still Waiting for Actual Budget Reform
Governor Perdue’s Budget Reform & Accountability Commission (BRAC) met this afternoon to approve recommendations allegedly created to “improve government performance and efficiency.” When the Commission was formed, Gov. Perdue promised us that it would look “deep” and not be afraid of making “tough recommendations.” At that time, I examined the list of Commission members and [...]
Wake School budget: looking for cuts in the wrong places
On Tuesday night the Wake County School Board reluctantly approved a $1.2 billion operating budget. The budget included $20 million in cuts. That amount may increase to $40 million, depending on final state and local funding levels. While the budget includes layoffs, I’m still miffed by many WCPSS officials who say further cuts will have a greater impact on [...]
