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Documents from 2001 and earlier are available in our Archive

2005

Legislative Update 2/24/05	State • Governor Easley Releases 2005-06 Budget Proposal • NC Justice Center 2005 Legislative Agenda • Why A Budget Shortfall? • It’s Baack…Payday Lending Returns • Bill Deadlines, House Committee Appointments Federal • Bush Budget Would Cut Billions from NC Programs • Congress Sets Cutting Limits by March 7 : Tell Dole and Burr NO TO CUTS
Legislative Update 2/11/05	• Issues Facing the NC General Assembly • Bush and Congress Eyeing Cuts to Federally Funded Programs and Social Security

2004

Living Income Update 7/24/04	• 2005 Budget Best in Four Years
Living Income Update 7/17/04	• Session Almost Over, Budget Done Tonight?
Living Income Update 7/9/04	• BILLS MOVING BUT NO BUDGET YET
Living Income Update 7/2/04	• BILLS START MOVING AS BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS STAY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Alert Living Income Update 6/29/04	• BUDGET ALERT! Not Enough Money Allocated For HHS and Public Ed
Living Income Update 6/18/04	• NC SENATE BUDGET THIS WEEK – Its All About Priorities & Choices • A QUICK LIST OF KEY CHOICES • MORE DETAILS OF HOUSE BUDGET – link to BTC Reports • MORE ON JDIG – link to BTC Tax Brief • ANOTHER DEBATE ABOUT ATTRACTING JOBS • WHAT TO EXPECT THE WEEK OF JUNE 21st: Monday’s Calendar
Alert Living Income Update 6/4/04	NC HOUSE BUDGET PROPOSAL CUTS SEVERAL KIDS’ PROGRAMS Let your Representatives Know You Say NO TO CUTS * YES TO SERVICES
ALERT! Living Income Update 5/25/04	• NC HOUSE CONSIDERS LARGE BUDGET CUTS
Living Income Update 5/17/04	• SESSION IS ON A FAST TRACK • BILLS FROM HOUSE INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEES • IS THERE A BUDGET SHORTFALL OR IS THERE MONEY TO SPEND? • IS THE HOUSE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS UNMET AND GROWING NEEDS? • CHOICES AND PRIORITIES • THE GOVERNOR’S BUDGET
Living Income Update 4/30/04	• Are Legislators Considering Tax Cuts and Corporate Handouts Before Addressing Unmet Needs? • Employment Security Commission Hosts Workers Memorial Day Ceremony
Living Income Update 4/16/04	• CONGRESS INGNORS NEEDS OF UNEMPLOYED AND LOW-INCOME, STATE STUDIES THEM

2003

Living Income Update 7/1/03	• 1996 TANF Law Extended Again
Living Income Update 6/30/03	• BUDGET PASSES BEFORE START OF NEW FISCAL YEAR
Living Income Update 6/26/03	• SENATEagrees to House proposal of less revenue and more cuts.
Living Income Update 6/20/03	• Will the Legislature make the Deficit bigger? • Bill to improve unemployment benefits becomes law
Living Income Update 6/13/07	• Senate Proposal Raises Revenue, Saves Services
ALERT Living Income Update 5/27/03	• House makes Budget proposal to keep deep cuts in spite of over $500m in new Federal money coming to NC • Good News/Bad News • ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF LATEST HOUSE BUDGET PROPOSAL
Living Income Update 5/22/03	• Justice Center Finds Majority of Families Can’t Afford to Raise a Child • Budget Update: More Save Services, Raise Revenue AND Federal Money?
ALERT Living Income Update 5/7/03	• CALL LEGISLATORS NOW TO RAISE REVENUE -- April tax returns fell short of expectations, which means next year’s budget deficit is $400 million more than what was budgeted in the House version of the budget.
Living Income Update 5/2/03	• Senate Passes Budget in Two Weels! • Education Instead of Long-Term Suspension (HB 1135) Passes House
ALERT Living Income Update 4/24/03	• Now is the Time to Contact Key Senators About the Budget and the Need to Raise More Revenue
Living Income Update 4/17/03	• House Passes Budget and Revenue Package • Cigarette Tax Gets a Hearing • Unemployment Improvements Bill Passes the Senate
ALERT Living Income Update 4/11/03	• Call Legislators NOW - Re House Budget Cuts
Living Income Update 4/11/03	• House Proposes Cuts to Programs • Health Care • Smart Start & Child Care • Other Cuts • Revenue Options • Living Income Bills
ALERT Living Income Update 3/25/03	• CALL SENATORS DOLE & EDWARDS NOW -- US House Budget Would Cut $4.7 Billion to North Carolinians in Next Ten Years
Living Income Update 2/6/03	• New Session, New Leadership • US House Takes Up TANF Reauthorization Bill • New Justice Center Policy Brief • BTC Reports - North Carolina Is Not A "High Tax" State
Living Income Update 1/7/03	• New Report Showing Who Pays NC Taxes

2002

Email Update 12/13/02
Email Update 12/11/02
Email Update 10/21/02
Email Update 10/4/02
Email Update 9/30/02 Special Issue
Email Update 9/27/02
Email Update 9/20/02
Email Update 9/17/02 Special Issue
Email Update 9/12/02
Email Update 9/6/02 ALERT
Email Update 8/30/02
Email Update 8/23/02 ALERT
Email Update 8/16/02

Email Update 7/25/02
Email Update 7/19/02
Email Update 7/3/02
Email Update 6/30/02
Email Update 6/29/02 ALERT
Email Update 6/24/02 ALERT
Email Update 6/14/02
Email Update 5/31/02
Email Update 5/14/02 ALERT
Email Update 5/7/02 ALERT
Email Update 2/18/02

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