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Do you think in your mind if this dream ever came true? >> i suspect my lifetime likely the answer to that question has to be never. there is been talk over the years of things called zero base budget where you start all over again and you have to justify programs why there is an affirmative decision to keep it rather than a negative decision of let's not get rid of it. it does not happen and i think if it did happen, we would find a lot of stuff that we don't need to do anymore that we can eliminate. let me make one other aside which relates to your question. it needs to be recognize as a wor...
Key Budget Items (click HERE for full Summary): Supports FY2022 total General Fund appropriations of $1.99 billion. Supports base spending with base funding. Fully funds state retirement and debt obligations. Maintains all statutory reserve levels. As part of the Governor’s ongoing pandemic response, he proposes using $210 million in one-time funding for economic recovery through investments in housing, infrastructure, broadband buildout, environmental stewardship, carbon reducing initiatives, and government modernization, among others. As part of the one-time investments, makes a down paym...
[co-authors: Katelyn Kingsbury and Andrew Moretz, Government Relations Advisors] Government officials in both Raleigh and Washington have started work in 2021. In Raleigh, the Council of State, which includes Gov. Roy Cooper, has taken office, and the North Carolina General Assembly has started its session. In Washington, President Joe Biden was sworn in this week and Congress has begun its work. North Carolina Council of State Seven members of the Council of State, which is composed of 10 statewide elected officials, were reelected. They are Gov. Cooper (D), Agriculture Commissione...
Senator Ballard Re-Appointed To Education Committees Published: 14 January 2021 North Carolina State Senator Deanna Ballard (R-Watauga) has announced that Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) re-appointed her as Co-Chair to both the Education/Higher Education Policy Committee and the Appropriations on Education/Higher Education Committee. As a member of the Education Committees, Senator Ballard will work on issues of importance, including getting students safely back into the classroom, refining virtual learning options, continuing to improve student literacy, addressing student ...