Want to know how much state and federal money made its way to local governments in North Carolina last year? The State Auditor's office has tallied up that money in a new public report, and it comes to just under $13 billion.
According to the report, about $8.8 billion of that money came from the state, and the remaining $4.1 billion from the federal government.
The auditor came up with the tally after receiving information from the state Local Government Commission and the UNC system.
A majority of the money, $8 billion, went for public education, while mental health centers received $342 million.
Chris Mears, a spokesman for the auditor's office, said the report represents the first time a state agency has pulled together a total of state and federal dollars coming into North Carolina's local governments on an annual basis.
Blog RSS feed
