Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue thinks infrastructure matters too.
In an interview with News 14 North Carolina, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate said that issues like water, sewer and roads aren't "sexy," but they are important.
She said one of her top priorities as governor would be to reform transportation funding.
"The first thing I'd do is stop the transfer from the Highway Trust Fund to the general fund," she said. "I think that's a really critical first solution."
She said she would also focus on other needs caused by the state's massive growth.
"Those are huge issues, they're not sexy, they're not cool to talk about, you won't see them on a 30-second commercial in this campaign," she said. "But I urge the people of North Caorlina not to elect a governor who doesn't understand the need for that kind of systemic planning."
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Stop transferring Highway Trust Fund money to the General Fund?
This is interesting because Beverly Perdue sponsored the 1989 legislation (H.399), which mandated that Highway Trust Fund money be transferred to the General Fund each year in the first place. Specifically, the legislation reads, “in each fiscal year the State Treasurer shall transfer the sum of one hundred seventy million dollars of the taxes deposited in the [Highway] Trust Fund to the General Fund.”
So what Beverly Perdue said is that the first thing she would do to fix transportation funding in North Carolina is undo her own legislation.