As the North Carolina General Assembly went back into session on Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper unveiled a proposed budget adjustment that would boost funding for the state’s education and childcare systems and raise wages for state workers.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine) During the pandemic, Congress passed legislation that helped childcare providers keep their centers open and pay their teachers more. That funding expires on June 30. If the North Carolina General Assembly doesn’t step in to replace that funding, many childcare […]
The American Rescue Plan turns three today. Here’s how President Biden’s first signature accomplishment not only invested billions of dollars into North Carolina’s economy, but also made a difference in the lives of millions of people. Three years ago, on March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into law. […]
According to the White House, a family of three in North Carolina earning $44,000 annually could stand to save close to $110 per month under this new rule.
During the pandemic, Democrats changed the child tax credit and cut childhood poverty in half. Now there's new hope for making those changes permanent, but there are skeptics.