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Budget

Orange County advances budget with tax rate increase

  • Jun 16

Homeowners to pay more as Raleigh, Durham County pass budgets

  • Jun 9

Wake school board weighs meal price hike, campus upgrades

  • Jun 3

Wake County approves nearly $2.3B budget with property tax hike

  • Jun 2

Cary homeowners push back on proposed tax hike

  • May 29

Durham budget debate centers on school raises

  • May 28

Durham school workers rally for pay raises: 'Money just not flowing'

  • May 27

Homeowners brace for potential property tax hikes in Raleigh

  • May 21

Latest Videos

2:45

New Cary budget adds staff, raises taxes amid backlog in public safety

  • Jun 26
2:41

Wake County approves nearly $2.3B budget with property tax hike

  • Jun 2
2:27

Durham budget proposes no property tax hike, but small raises

  • May 19
3:34

NC lawmakers announce deal reached on long-awaited state budget

  • May 12
1:49

Wake County Commissioners to hear from public about proposed budget

  • May 11
1:58

Gov. Josh Stein unveils 'critical needs' budget

  • Mar 9
1:35

NC House set to vote on mini-budget bill

  • Jul 30, 2025
2:58

State lawmakers go into recess with no budget in place

  • Jul 4, 2025

Latest Stories

Wake schools budget uncertainty, cooling issues resurface

The return of hot weather has renewed concerns about school infrastructure, particularly aging heating and cooling systems.

  • May 19

$2.5 million added to Raleigh's budget to cover rising fuel costs for its fleet

The additional money will help keep services, such as fire and police, running, Mayor Janet Cowell says.

  • May 19

Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives

The uncertain outlook for economical air travel reflects how difficult it has become for low-cost, no-frills airlines to operate while squeezed by volatile fuel prices, inflation and increasingly fierce competition.

  • May 19

Durham budget proposes no property tax hike, but small raises for city workers

Calling it an "impossible deck of cards," Durham Mayor Leo Williams says the city has a lot of work to do as workers leave frustrated.

  • May 19

Lawmakers propose slowdown of income tax reduction: 'More than we can save, the better'

The legislature has been dropping the rate, and the goal is to get it to 2.99% by 2033.

  • May 13