NC’s latest revenue forecast shows growth, prompting GOP cheer but Democratic calls for caution

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 570

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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North Carolina’s nonpartisan consensus economic forecast, released Tuesday, projected hundred of millions of dollars more in revenue than anticipated. But state leaders were far from consensus on how to view the change, with Republican legislative leaders voicing optimism and Democratic Gov. Josh Stein warning that the state’s financial future is still in doubt.

The report, a collaboration between the legislature’s Fiscal Research Division and the Office of State Budget and Management, which is overseen …

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