State legislators have now asked for $363.2 million.
Eleven more bills filed since Dome last checked have added another $181.3 million in requested spending, even as the state faces a $2 billion shortfall.
The largest request of the most recent batch — or any bill to date — is $173 million for compensation of victims of the state's eugenics program. That's $154 million more than the amount requested in a similar House bill for compensation.
The smallest requests are $50,000 each for the Arthritis Foundation to run programs in Charlotte and Our Children's Place to run a prison mothers program.
Other spending bills would pay for a community college mentoring program for minority males, help run a heart institute at East Carolina University, support the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, fund programs at the N.C. Arts Council, build a John Coltrane Music Hall in High Point and build a new campus for Stanly Community College.
Another bill is a companion to money already requested for the state Housing Trust Fund.
In all the requests amount to 18 percent of the estimated shortfall.
The bills also call for another $4.9 million to be spent next year, bringing the total to $32.9 million for 2010-11 requests.
Ongoing coverage of spending bills is available here.
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special-approps-02.17.2009.xls
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I wouldn't assign the core function appropriation requests to a specific member.
However, if there are earmarks for new funding via appropriations in the budget, i think you should assign them.