EARN in North Carolina

North Carolina Network publications

• 5 Things to Know About North Carolina’s Economy as 2026 begins

  • January 12, 2026
  • North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
  • Alexandra Forter Sirota and Logan Rockefeller Harris
  Wages

• North Carolina General Assembly should pause next year’s tax cuts and instead invest $1B in affordability priorities

  • November 18, 2025
  • North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
  • Sally Hodges-Copple

• No more tax cuts: Western North Carolinians deserve a budget that prioritizes people

  • September 24, 2025
  • North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
  • Alex Campbell
  Budgets

• New labor market page shows why NC’s economy isn’t working for everyone

  • August 30, 2025
  • North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
  • Alex Campbell
  Wages, Labor Standards, and Job Quality

• NC legislators are putting private schools over most of North Carolina’s K-12 students

  • August 22, 2025
  • North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
  • Alexandra Forter Sirota

• Legislators: Want an Easy Budget Cut? Look at Overfunded Opportunity Scholarship Voucher Program

  • August 6, 2025
  • North Carolina Justice Center
  • Kris Nordstrom
  Budgets Education

• “No Tax on Tips” is a Gimmick — Raising the Minimum Wage is the Real Deal

  • July 15, 2025
  • North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
  • Aminah Imran and Sally Hodges-Copple
  Minimum Wage Taxes

• Work Reporting Requirements: Bad at Improving Employment Outcomes, Great at Making People Sick and Hungry

  • June 13, 2025
  • North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
  • Alexandra Forter Sirota
  Public Services and Employment Wages, Labor Standards, and Job Quality

• Deeper Dive: Which NC Budget Proposal Delivers for Families Struggling with the Cost of Living, and Which Delivers for the Top 1 Percent?

  • June 6, 2025
  • North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
  • Sally Hodges-Copple and Logan Rockefeller Harris
  Budgets

• House Bill 859: Local Govts/Guaranteed Income Programs

  • June 4, 2025
  • North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
  Preemption