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#NCGA lawmakers are letting health care costs rise for state employees while giving $1B in tax cuts to corporations and the richest 1% starting Jan 1. Pausing those cuts would give NC the funds necessary to fully cover the 2026 State Health Plan deficit.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#NCGA lawmakers are letting health care costs rise for state employees while giving $1B in tax cuts to corporations and the richest 1% starting Jan 1. Pausing those cuts would give NC the funds necessary to fully cover the 2026 State Health Plan deficit.
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Food banks keep NC families fed and help kids avoid hunger in schools. But with federal SNAP cuts and no state budget, they can’t meet growing needs for much longer. Lawmakers must protect NC and invest in our communities now!
School meals and SNAP are critical for NC families | Opinion
Food banks across North Carolina are feeling the strain.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Food banks keep NC families fed and help kids avoid hunger in schools. But with federal SNAP cuts and no state budget, they can’t meet growing needs for much longer. Lawmakers must protect NC and invest in our communities now!
Restoring Medicaid provider rates is a band-aid solution. NC lawmakers approved $1B in tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations but failed to adequately fund healthcare for 3.1M NCians. It's time to pause the cuts, pass a budget, put people’s health first. #LoveNCFundNC
December 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Restoring Medicaid provider rates is a band-aid solution. NC lawmakers approved $1B in tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations but failed to adequately fund healthcare for 3.1M NCians. It's time to pause the cuts, pass a budget, put people’s health first. #LoveNCFundNC
Did you know NC is the only state without a budget right now? Lawmakers’ inaction is putting us at risk, and the longer we go without a budget, the more strain it places on families across our state.
It's time to invest in our communities, #NCGA.
It's time to invest in our communities, #NCGA.
NC budget stalemate deepens strain on safety nets, health system, advocates and providers say
Food insecurity is rising, Medicaid cuts are hitting and essential services are shrinking as the legislature’s budget deadlock deepens strain on safety nets. Vulnerable residents are feeling the fallout first, providers say, and they’re calling on lawmakers to end the standoff.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Did you know NC is the only state without a budget right now? Lawmakers’ inaction is putting us at risk, and the longer we go without a budget, the more strain it places on families across our state.
It's time to invest in our communities, #NCGA.
It's time to invest in our communities, #NCGA.
A billion dollars could help North Carolinians stay healthy and receive the care they need — so why are lawmakers handing that same amount to the ultra-rich & corporations in tax breaks?
We deserve better, NC. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts now!
We deserve better, NC. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts now!
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A billion dollars could help North Carolinians stay healthy and receive the care they need — so why are lawmakers handing that same amount to the ultra-rich & corporations in tax breaks?
We deserve better, NC. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts now!
We deserve better, NC. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts now!
The pathway to a thriving green economy runs through our community colleges. Yet #NCGA lawmakers chose corporate tax cuts over investing in the training infrastructure that benefits our entire state. We must fund the colleges that prepare our workforce!
Investing in our colleges is investing in North Carolinians - NC Budget & Tax Center
All people deserve the opportunity to thrive. This means having the chance to develop one’s talents and skills and find meaningful and fulfilling work that pays a living wage. To make this a reality, we need well-funded systems in place that allow everyone, regardless of their gender, race, or class, the opportunity to improve their…
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December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The pathway to a thriving green economy runs through our community colleges. Yet #NCGA lawmakers chose corporate tax cuts over investing in the training infrastructure that benefits our entire state. We must fund the colleges that prepare our workforce!
North Carolinians are starting to feel the strain from federal cuts to health care coverage assistance. Lawmakers must step up and protect our well-being by investing in our needs, not giving away more tax cuts to the ultra-rich and corporations.
Charlotte non-profit helps after hundreds of thousands lose affordable health coverage
NC MedAssist is the only statewide nonprofit free pharmacy in North Carolina
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December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
North Carolinians are starting to feel the strain from federal cuts to health care coverage assistance. Lawmakers must step up and protect our well-being by investing in our needs, not giving away more tax cuts to the ultra-rich and corporations.
A billion dollars could aid in fixing NC's childcare crisis — so why are lawmakers handing that same amount to the ultra-rich & corporations in tax breaks?
We deserve better, North Carolina. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts and start investing in our communities!
We deserve better, North Carolina. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts and start investing in our communities!
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A billion dollars could aid in fixing NC's childcare crisis — so why are lawmakers handing that same amount to the ultra-rich & corporations in tax breaks?
We deserve better, North Carolina. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts and start investing in our communities!
We deserve better, North Carolina. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts and start investing in our communities!
A billion dollars could transform North Carolina’s public schools — so why are lawmakers handing that same amount to the ultra-rich in tax breaks?
We deserve better, North Carolina. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts and start investing in our communities!
We deserve better, North Carolina. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts and start investing in our communities!
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A billion dollars could transform North Carolina’s public schools — so why are lawmakers handing that same amount to the ultra-rich in tax breaks?
We deserve better, North Carolina. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts and start investing in our communities!
We deserve better, North Carolina. Our lawmakers must halt these reckless tax cuts and start investing in our communities!
Join us TONIGHT at 6:30pm for our last Making Connections webinar of 2025! Not only will you get a recap on the past year of budget and tax policies and the state of well-being in NC, but you'll also get to learn some Zumba dance moves too!
Register now: ncbudget.org/makingc...
Register now: ncbudget.org/makingc...
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join us TONIGHT at 6:30pm for our last Making Connections webinar of 2025! Not only will you get a recap on the past year of budget and tax policies and the state of well-being in NC, but you'll also get to learn some Zumba dance moves too!
Register now: ncbudget.org/makingc...
Register now: ncbudget.org/makingc...
If you love NC, make sure you tell your lawmakers to fund NC's future!
On January 1, the richest in our state will receive another major tax break, resulting in our state with less revenue that could fund the things our communities need most. Learn more: ncbudget.org/nc-budg...
On January 1, the richest in our state will receive another major tax break, resulting in our state with less revenue that could fund the things our communities need most. Learn more: ncbudget.org/nc-budg...
December 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you love NC, make sure you tell your lawmakers to fund NC's future!
On January 1, the richest in our state will receive another major tax break, resulting in our state with less revenue that could fund the things our communities need most. Learn more: ncbudget.org/nc-budg...
On January 1, the richest in our state will receive another major tax break, resulting in our state with less revenue that could fund the things our communities need most. Learn more: ncbudget.org/nc-budg...
#NCGA leaders have failed once again to show up and protect NC from harmful budget cuts to resources we rely on just to get by. We deserve better than empty chairs — we need lawmakers to stop giving tax breaks to the ultra-rich & corporations and start protecting our future.
NC's Republican lawmakers didn’t show up — again
North Carolina Republican leaders skipped a special session called to address health care costs, continuing a pattern of absenteeism as tax cuts for the wealthy drain billions from essential state services.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#NCGA leaders have failed once again to show up and protect NC from harmful budget cuts to resources we rely on just to get by. We deserve better than empty chairs — we need lawmakers to stop giving tax breaks to the ultra-rich & corporations and start protecting our future.
Since 2013, NC lawmakers have enacted one tax cut after another, which now cost our state nearly $18 BILLION each year.
That’s equal to more than HALF of the entire General Fund budget — $$$ that could have gone to schools, hospitals or childcare.
That’s equal to more than HALF of the entire General Fund budget — $$$ that could have gone to schools, hospitals or childcare.
NC's Republican lawmakers didn’t show up — again
North Carolina Republican leaders skipped a special session called to address health care costs, continuing a pattern of absenteeism as tax cuts for the wealthy drain billions from essential state services.
www.wakeweekly.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Since 2013, NC lawmakers have enacted one tax cut after another, which now cost our state nearly $18 BILLION each year.
That’s equal to more than HALF of the entire General Fund budget — $$$ that could have gone to schools, hospitals or childcare.
That’s equal to more than HALF of the entire General Fund budget — $$$ that could have gone to schools, hospitals or childcare.
This is not a time to cut taxes for the rich and corporations. Not when NC needs revenue for...
🧑🏫Higher teacher pay
🌧️Disaster relief in Western NC
🍎Affordable health care and food assistance
...and so much more!!!
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🧑🏫Higher teacher pay
🌧️Disaster relief in Western NC
🍎Affordable health care and food assistance
...and so much more!!!
www.newsobserver.com...
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is not a time to cut taxes for the rich and corporations. Not when NC needs revenue for...
🧑🏫Higher teacher pay
🌧️Disaster relief in Western NC
🍎Affordable health care and food assistance
...and so much more!!!
www.newsobserver.com...
🧑🏫Higher teacher pay
🌧️Disaster relief in Western NC
🍎Affordable health care and food assistance
...and so much more!!!
www.newsobserver.com...
As our Executive Director put it: “NC is on the brink of a self-inflicted fiscal crisis.”
Our lawmakers are leading the state down a dangerous road by pushing more tax breaks for the ultra-rich & corporations at the expense of North Carolinians.
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Our lawmakers are leading the state down a dangerous road by pushing more tax breaks for the ultra-rich & corporations at the expense of North Carolinians.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
As our Executive Director put it: “NC is on the brink of a self-inflicted fiscal crisis.”
Our lawmakers are leading the state down a dangerous road by pushing more tax breaks for the ultra-rich & corporations at the expense of North Carolinians.
www.newsobserver.com...
Our lawmakers are leading the state down a dangerous road by pushing more tax breaks for the ultra-rich & corporations at the expense of North Carolinians.
www.newsobserver.com...
Dec. 1 marked the anniversary of NC expanding Medicaid to more than 690,000 people — but now they are at risk of losing health care due to budget cuts.
Medicaid expansion is essential to protecting the well-being of our state. Learn more why⤵ ncbudget.org/beyond-...
Medicaid expansion is essential to protecting the well-being of our state. Learn more why⤵ ncbudget.org/beyond-...
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Dec. 1 marked the anniversary of NC expanding Medicaid to more than 690,000 people — but now they are at risk of losing health care due to budget cuts.
Medicaid expansion is essential to protecting the well-being of our state. Learn more why⤵ ncbudget.org/beyond-...
Medicaid expansion is essential to protecting the well-being of our state. Learn more why⤵ ncbudget.org/beyond-...
⌛ There’s still time to make your Giving Tuesday gift — and your support tonight will directly strengthen the NC Budget & Tax Center as a source of non-partisan research and advocacy that benefits everyone: ncbudget.org/donate
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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📝Publish research that exposes inequities and offers real solutions
✊Advocate for people-centered policy
🫂Build community partnerships that elevate voices too often ignored
Help us continue our work into 2026 today: ncbudget.org/donate
📝Publish research that exposes inequities and offers real solutions
✊Advocate for people-centered policy
🫂Build community partnerships that elevate voices too often ignored
Help us continue our work into 2026 today: ncbudget.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
BTC is here to...
📝Publish research that exposes inequities and offers real solutions
✊Advocate for people-centered policy
🫂Build community partnerships that elevate voices too often ignored
Help us continue our work into 2026 today: ncbudget.org/donate
📝Publish research that exposes inequities and offers real solutions
✊Advocate for people-centered policy
🫂Build community partnerships that elevate voices too often ignored
Help us continue our work into 2026 today: ncbudget.org/donate
This Giving Tuesday, you have the chance to help build a North Carolina where every person, no matter who they are or where they come from, can thrive: ncbudget.org/donate/
Help us continue our work to make NC a better place by donating to our work today!
Help us continue our work to make NC a better place by donating to our work today!
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This Giving Tuesday, you have the chance to help build a North Carolina where every person, no matter who they are or where they come from, can thrive: ncbudget.org/donate/
Help us continue our work to make NC a better place by donating to our work today!
Help us continue our work to make NC a better place by donating to our work today!
😰 65% of people say they are stressed about Thanksgiving prices
💰53% of Americans say Thanksgiving is harder to afford this year.
🫵 +50% say Trump’s economic agenda is to blame.
New analysis from @Groundwork shows how Trump's economic policies are ruining Thanksgiving.
💰53% of Americans say Thanksgiving is harder to afford this year.
🫵 +50% say Trump’s economic agenda is to blame.
New analysis from @Groundwork shows how Trump's economic policies are ruining Thanksgiving.
A Pricier Plate: Thanksgiving Costs Climb Nearly 10% This Year
As families across the country prepare to carve turkey and watch football, new analysis from Groundwork Collaborative, The Century Foundation, and AFT
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November 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
😰 65% of people say they are stressed about Thanksgiving prices
💰53% of Americans say Thanksgiving is harder to afford this year.
🫵 +50% say Trump’s economic agenda is to blame.
New analysis from @Groundwork shows how Trump's economic policies are ruining Thanksgiving.
💰53% of Americans say Thanksgiving is harder to afford this year.
🫵 +50% say Trump’s economic agenda is to blame.
New analysis from @Groundwork shows how Trump's economic policies are ruining Thanksgiving.
This #Thanksgiving, the wealthy will have plenty on the table — thanks to upcoming tax cuts.
Meanwhile, thousands of NC families faced uncertainty around food assistance like SNAP. How is this fair for those who are dealing with rising costs on the most basic of necessities?
Meanwhile, thousands of NC families faced uncertainty around food assistance like SNAP. How is this fair for those who are dealing with rising costs on the most basic of necessities?
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This #Thanksgiving, the wealthy will have plenty on the table — thanks to upcoming tax cuts.
Meanwhile, thousands of NC families faced uncertainty around food assistance like SNAP. How is this fair for those who are dealing with rising costs on the most basic of necessities?
Meanwhile, thousands of NC families faced uncertainty around food assistance like SNAP. How is this fair for those who are dealing with rising costs on the most basic of necessities?
Thanksgiving under Trump is costing families 10% more than last year. That's more than 3x the rate of inflation.
Full analysis from @Groundwork, @TCFdotorg, & @AFTunion. tcf.org/content/comm...
Full analysis from @Groundwork, @TCFdotorg, & @AFTunion. tcf.org/content/comm...
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Thanksgiving under Trump is costing families 10% more than last year. That's more than 3x the rate of inflation.
Full analysis from @Groundwork, @TCFdotorg, & @AFTunion. tcf.org/content/comm...
Full analysis from @Groundwork, @TCFdotorg, & @AFTunion. tcf.org/content/comm...
This Thanksgiving, some households get billion-dollar tax breaks. Others lost food assistance. That’s a choice — and we can choose differently.
Let's fight for a future in NC where the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes!
Let's fight for a future in NC where the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes!
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This Thanksgiving, some households get billion-dollar tax breaks. Others lost food assistance. That’s a choice — and we can choose differently.
Let's fight for a future in NC where the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes!
Let's fight for a future in NC where the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes!
This #Thanksgiving, some households get billion-dollar tax breaks. Others lost food assistance. That’s a choice — and we can choose differently.
Let's make sure the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes so our communities have what they need to thrive.
Let's make sure the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes so our communities have what they need to thrive.
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This #Thanksgiving, some households get billion-dollar tax breaks. Others lost food assistance. That’s a choice — and we can choose differently.
Let's make sure the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes so our communities have what they need to thrive.
Let's make sure the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes so our communities have what they need to thrive.
Yesterday, BTC was present at the Mock Budget Hearing at the #NCGA. We need ALL our lawmakers to pass a state budget that protects us from cuts to the services we rely on.
Here’s one way to do so: pause tax cuts for corporations and the ultra-rich so we have the public $$$ to invest in our future!
Here’s one way to do so: pause tax cuts for corporations and the ultra-rich so we have the public $$$ to invest in our future!
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Yesterday, BTC was present at the Mock Budget Hearing at the #NCGA. We need ALL our lawmakers to pass a state budget that protects us from cuts to the services we rely on.
Here’s one way to do so: pause tax cuts for corporations and the ultra-rich so we have the public $$$ to invest in our future!
Here’s one way to do so: pause tax cuts for corporations and the ultra-rich so we have the public $$$ to invest in our future!