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Reference
2001 Commentaries
2000 BTC Reports
1999 Briefs
1999 BTC Reports
1998 BTC Reports
1997 BTC Reports
1997 State Budget Issues
1997 Welfare Reports
1997 State Tax Issues
1997 Federal Budget Issues

Legislative Agenda
2002 Agenda

2001 BTC Reports

Will Washington Help? [PDF] November 1, 2001 (120 KB)
The Tax Agreement [PDF] October 1, 2001 (53KB)
The Final 2001-02 Budget [PDF] September 2, 2001 (64KB)
The Lottery Tax: Still the Weakest Link [PDF] September 1, 2001 (31KB)
The Three Percent (Non)Solution [PDF] August 5, 2001 (28KB)
Tax Packages [PDF] August 4, 2001 (34KB)
Are William S. Lee Tax Credits Supporting Jobs That Can Support a Family? [PDF] August 3, 2001 (37KB)
Aren't There More Budget Cuts to be Found? [PDF] August 2, 2001 (53KB)
The 2001 House Finace Tax Package [PDF] August 1, 2001 30KB
Time to Tell the Truth [PDF] July 30, 2001 (38KB)
Local Option Sales Tax: Still A Bad Idea [PDF] July 1, 2001 (61KB)
The House 2001-01 Budget: Patching the Holes [PDF] June 6, 2001 (62KB)
Is It a "Spending Problem?" [PDF] June 5, 2001 (28KB)
What Tax Policy Makes Sense? [PDF] June 4, 2001 (41KB)
Who Benefits from the William S. Lee Tax Credits? [PDF] June 3, 2001
The 2001-02 Senate Budget: How Did They Manage [PDF] June 2, 2001
What's the Buzz About the Alcohol Tax? [PDF] June 1, 2001
Targeted Tax Relief is the First Step to a Living Income [PDF] May 8, 2001
A New Governor's Budget: A New Direction? [PDF] March 15, 2001
As the Budget Noose Tightens, What About the Loopholes? [PDF] March 1, 2001
The Easley 2000-01 Plan: Any Pain, Any Gain? [PDF] February 2001

Reference

Comments to the NC Employment Security Commission November 29, 2001
NC Unemployment Insurance: Issues for the 2001 Recession
Dan Gerlach's Statement at the AFL-CIO Press Conference November 5, 2001
Analysis of the Governor's Lottery Fact Sheet October 3, 2001
Testimony on the Lottery October 1, 2001
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT THE BUDGET SITUATION
Budget Overview, Spending, Taxes Are Examined July, 2001
THE HOUSE FINANCE TAX PACKAGE: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS July 26, 2001
State Earned Income Tax Credit Questions and Answers August 2001
EITC Fraud Fact Sheet August 2001

Commentaries from 2001

Farewell and Hail 12/18/01 The Power of Words 11/26/01 The Economic Report Card 11/19/01 Is There Post Election Meaning? 11/12/01 Is This Just Hood Winking? 11/5/01 The Slippery Slope Towards the Holidays 10/31/01 Who's Profiteering Now? 10/25/01 It's Just a Bill 10/10/01 Cleaning Out the Notebook 10/4/01 Bad Ideas Aren't Fading Away 9/18/01 Heroes Once Again 9/12/01 And the Winners Are.... 9/6/01 Laboring On 9/01/01 Time to Slay Some Myths 8/23/01 Groundhog Day 8/16/01 It Ain't Over 8/9/01 No Sugar in This Tea 8/2/01 Keeping the Package Wrapped 7/26/01 What's Next? 6/25/01 Why Doesn't the State Act Like A Family? 6/12/01 Wait Till Next Year 6/7/01

Go Forth and (Tax) Sin No More 5/31/01 Never Forget 5/25/01 March On 5/18/01 Ask Not For Whom the Man Polls 5/11/01 Can the Scissors be Stopped? 5/4/01 A Spoonful of Sugar (4/17/01) President Bush's Tax Plan (4/11/01) Who's Being Hasty? (04/04/01) The Morning After (03/28/01) In this Corner (03/21/01) Is the Budget Just Right? (03/15/01) The Budget Cometh... (03/08/01) Don't Tax Me, Tax You (03/01/01) Was It the State of the Lottery Speech? (2/21/01) Who Said It Was Easy (2/14/01) A Bit of Levity (2/7/01) Against All Odds (1/31/01) An Open Letter (1/25/01) Toward One North Carolina (1/18/01) Who is for the Workers? (1/10/01) Can the Conservatives Be Compasionate? (1/3/01)

 

Commentaries from 2000

Give and Receive (12/23/00) The Road to Number 1 (12/18/00) Don't Forget the Bread (12/09/00) Dreaming of Devolution (12/06/00) Sorting Through the Noise (11/02/00) Guide to Voter Guides (11/08/00) It's Not Just the Cash (11/15/00) Another Southern Strategy (11/22/00) Golden Leaf to Fig Leaf (11/29/00) A Bill by Any Other Name (10/20/00) The Hunt Legacy (10/13/00) Please Dim the Halo (10/6/00) We All Want New Drugs (9/27/00)  My Voice My Vote (9/22/00)  Put the Cards on the Table (9/14/00) Enjoying the Fruits of Your Labor? (9/14/00) Summer Daze at the General Assembly (8/23/00) Start Answering the Questions (8/15/00) Why Beg for Dereg? (8/9/00)

Keeping Children's Health #1 (8/1/00) The Shade of the Golden Leaf (7/25/00) Hunt's Next Agenda (7/20/00) Three Missed Opportunities at a Clutch Shot (7/13/00) North Carolinians - By Choice (7/3/00) Gas Tax Talk - Nothing But Hot Air (6/26/00) The Budget's Problem Children (6/21/00) Commissions Abound: Can Democracy Survive? (6/14/00) So Does Vinroot Like Dubya, or Not? (6/9/00) Take The Money Now (6/1/00) Is This Any Way To Balance A Budget? (5/24/00) Gimmickry, Not Governance (4/19/00) If I Had a Billion Dollars (4/17/00) The Tax Man Cometh: Fear Not (4/14/00) Lottery Numbers Already Look Bad (3/30/00) Tax the Internet? You Betcha. (3/23/00) Give N.C. Workers A Raise (3/16/00)

1999 BTC Briefs:

1999-2000 Budget: A Real Banacing Act (no. 14)
Does Bad Tax Policy Equal Good Economic Development Policy? (no. 13)
We're All Singing the Tune of the June Budget (no. 11)
The 1999-2000 House Budget: Filling the Governor's Gaps (no. 10)
When the Ends Don't Meet: A Household Economic Study (no. 10-A)
State Earned Income Tax Credit: A Real Boost For Working Families (no. 9)
The Tobacco Settlement: What's the Deal? (no. 7)

2000 BTC Reports

Are Vouchers Viable?
[331k ] vol. 6, no.19, October 2000

Special report: Where did the Money Go in the Last Eight Years: Hunt's Legacy of Spending and Tax Cuts [186k PDF] December 2000

Does the 1999-2000 Budget Have Future Ramifications?
[42k PDF] vol.6, no.18, August 2000

The Final 2000-01 State Budget: Hey At Least It's Done?
[32k PDF] vol.6, no.17, July 2000

What's Our Gas Tax Situation?
[40k PDF] vol.6, no.16, June 2000

Is A Raise for State Employees Justified?
[48k PDF] vol.6, no.15, June 2000

Federal Block Grants: Is the Downside of Devolution Almost Here?
[47k PDF] vol.6, no.14, June 2000

The Senate 2000-01 Budget: An Early End to the Session?
[70k PDF] vol.6, no.13, June 2000

Bonds and the Budget: Busting Next Year's Balance?
[34k PDF] vol.6, no.12, June 2000

The 2000-01 House Budget: Reports of Gimmicks Greatly Exaggerated
[94k PDF] vol.6, no.11, June 2000

The Governor's Budget in a new Millenium: Miles to Go Before It Sleeps
[88k PDF] vol.6, no.8, May 2000

What's Happening with N.C. Debt Policy?
[36k PDF] vol.6, no.7, May 2000

Lotteries: Don't Bet on Their Revenue
[36k PDF] vol.6, no.6, May 2000

The Grim Side of the N.C. Economy: Income Inequality and Persistent Poverty
[242k PDF] vol.6, no.4, March 2000

Are Tax Incentives Really Leading to "Quality" Jobs?
[784k PDF] vol.6, no.3, March 2000

The Internet and the Sales Tax: Can They Co-exist?
[227k PDF] vol.6, no.2, February 2000

After the Special Session, Now What?
[335k PDF] vol.6, no.1, January 2000

1999 BTC Reports:

Unemployment Insurance Initiative: Prudence is Required
vol.5, no.13, June 1999

Governor's Nextsteps Initiative: A Beginning
vol.5, no.12, May 1999

Incentives in North Carolina: The Jury Should Still be Out
vol.5, no.10, May 1999

No Sacred Cows: Ways to Balance the North Carolina Budget and Enhance Widespead Prosperity
vol.5, no.9, May 1999

The Governor's 1999 TANF Block Grant Plan: A Shift from the Past?
vol.5, no.8, April 1999

A State Earned Income Tax Credit: One Step Closer to a Living Wage
vol.5, no.7, April 1999

What's the Real Story With Tobacco in North Carolina?
vol.5, no.6, March 1999

Is this the Time for Local Sales Tax Increases?
by Kim Cartron vol.5, no.5, March 1999

The Governor's 1999-2000 Proposal: Not Quite a Budget Yet
vol.5, no.4, February 1999

The Lottery Tax: Still a Bad Idea for North Carolina
vol.5, no.3, February 1999

Has the State Budget Really Gone from Boom to Bust?
vol.5, no.2, January 1999

Are All North Carolinians Sharing in the Economic Boom?
vol.5, no.1, January 1999

1998 BTC Reports

Tax Cuts & Tax Hikes: Out-of-Balance vol.4, no.10, December 1998

Where Did the Money Go? An Analysis of the Final 1998-99 State Budget Agreement
vol.4, no.9, November 1998

1998-99 House Budget
August 1998

1997 BTC Reports

October 1997, Working for a Living in North Carolina: Time for Another Look
October 1997, Tax Policy Changes in the 1990s: What Are Their Effects?
September 1997, The 1997 North Carolina Welfare Reform Plan
September 1997, The Enacted 1997-98 Budget
July 1997, Government Spending in North Carolina Remains Below National Levels
June 1997, The House 1997-98 Budget
June 1997, The North Carolina House Welfare Reform Plan
May 1997, The 1997-98 Senate Budget
April 1997, Is a Lottery a Good Idea for North Carolina?
April 1997, The Governor’s Plan for the Welfare Reform Block Grants
March 1997, More Tax Cuts Could Jeopardize Governor’s Budget Plans
March 1997, Will North Carolina’s Medicaid Growth Slow?
March 1997, The Governor’s 1997-98 Budget Proposal: Is It Viable?
February 1997, The 1997 People’s Budget for North Carolina
February 1997, Federal Dollars: An Important Component of North Carolina’s Economy

1997 STATE BUDGET ISSUES

September 1997, The Enacted 1997-98 Budget
July 1997, Government Spending in North Carolina Remains Below National Levels
June 1997, The House 1997-98 Budget
May 1997, The 1997-98 Senate Budget
March 1997, More Tax Cuts Could Jeopardize Governor’s Budget Plans
March 1997, Will North Carolina’s Medicaid Growth Slow?
March 1997, The Governor’s 1997-98 Budget Proposal: Is It Viable?
February 1997, The 1997 People’s Budget for North Carolina

WELFARE REPORTS

October 1997, Working for a Living in North Carolina: Time for Another Look
September 1997, The 1997 North Carolina Welfare Reform Plan
June 1997, The North Carolina House Welfare Reform Plan
April 1997, The Governor’s Plan for the Welfare Reform Block Grants

STATE TAX ISSUES

October 1997, Tax Policy Changes in the 1990s: What Are Their Effects?
September 1997, The Enacted 1997-98 Budget
April 1997, Is a Lottery a Good Idea for North Carolina?
March 1997, More Tax Cuts Could Jeopardize Governor’s Budget Plans
February 1997, The 1997 People’s Budget for North Carolina

FEDERAL BUDGET ISSUES

March 1997, Will North Carolina’s Medicaid Growth Slow?
February 1997, Federal Dollars: An Important Component of North Carolina’s Economy

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September 2000
Special Update Edition: Court of Appeals Rules Against Two-Year Welfare Time Limit

August 2000
In this issue: A wrap-up from the 2000 session of the North Carolina General Assembly along with selected case law and administrative developments.

April 2000

August 1999, vol.4, no.4

July 1999, vol.4, no.3

April 1999, vol.4, no.2

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May 8, 2001 Press Release
January 9, 2001 Press Release
Working Hard Is Not Enough Executive Summary
Working Hard is not Enough Full Report January 2001(PDF)
Endorsement Form

News Articles (2001)

2001 Living Income Updates

• September 29, 1999:
  Federal Alert: Congress Trying to Rip Off State Welfare and Social Services Block Grants
• September 23, 1999:
  Press Release from NCDHHS: Food Stamp Benefits Available to Victims of Hurricane Floyd
• September 13, 1999:
  Welfare Update
• August 2, 1999:
  End of Session Review
• July 22, 1999:
  Welfare Bill Becomes Law!
• July 19, 1999:
  Welfare Changes Pass the House Narrowly
• July 13, 1999:
  Welfare Reform Bill Up for Final Vote in House
• July 9, 1999:
  Welfare Reform Bill Passes Senate and House Appropriations
• July 8, 1999:
  Welfare Changes pass the Senate, Time to Contact House
• June 25, 1999:
  Welfare in the Balance
• June 21, 1999:
  Welfare Changes Gasping for Breath
• June 15, 1999:
  Senate Removed Welfare from Budget
• June 11, 1999:
  Where is Welfare?
• June 4, 1999:
  House Budget Without Welfare
• May 21, 1999:
  House Committee Hears About Impact of Reforms in N.C.
• May 7, 1999:
  Legislature Busy, Welfare Bills In Committee
• May 2, 1999:
  Call and E-mail Legislators Now to Pass Welfare Reform Changes (SB 1134)
• May 2, 1999:
  Tell Legislators to Expand Transitional Medicaid (SB 1134 & HB 1253)
• April 20, 1999:
  Marriage License Changes Affecting Immigrants
• April 12, 1999:
  Medicaid, EITC & Federal Regs
• April 2, 1999:
  More Cuts in HHS Expected
• March 29, 1999:
  This Week in Welfare at the General Assembly
• March 19, 1999:
  TANF Transfer Proposed to Child Welfare Programs
• March 12, 1999:
  Focus on Tobacco Settlement
• March 5, 1999:
  Legislators Announce Budget Timeline
• February 26, 1999:
  Tone in Welfare Discussions Shifts
• February 19, 1999:
  Governor Releases 1999-2000 State Budget
• February 11, 1999:
  House Committees Named
• February 5, 1999:
  Senate Committees Named
• January 28, 1999:
  Legislature Returns to Raleigh

• October 30, 1998 edition
• October 13, 1998 edition
• October 2, 1998 edition
• June 1998 edition
• March 1998 edition
• January 1998 edition

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