The N.C. Senate passed a state budget this afternoon that doesn't say where $500 million in revenue would come from, would add two students to the average public school classroom and would lay off 700 state employees.
Senators approved the $20 billion spending plan mostly along party lines, 32 to 16. It must pass a second vote tomorrow before going to the House, where significant changes are expected before the two halves of the legislature write a compromise version.
Democrats said they balanced the need for cuts with protecting both education and those in need. Republicans said the plan still would spend more money than this year and leaves a gaping hole to fill in future years.
Sen. Dan Clodfelter, a Charlotte Democrat, defended the unidentified $500 million in revenue, saying Senate leaders can't specify a tax package until they know what the April 15 tax returns will look like. Those numbers provide the clearest indicator of revenue for next year.
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concern is rising that the so called 'stimulus' money arriving from Washington isnt going to be enough to provide a good job for all those who want one.
Name names.....follow the money....SHOW US THE JOBS!! and join us at the A New Way Forward protest in downtown Raleigh on Saturday.