Budget

With fewer cars on the road and court dates delayed, the state is taking in a smaller amount of fines and fees than normal. 

A proposal to allot $1 million from Winston-Salem’s police budget to anti-poverty initiatives has collapsed, despite calls from activists to defund the department. 

Greensboro city officials are looking at how they might cut spending in the face of an expected $8 million drop in revenue.

The City of Greensboro is expecting a major economic shortfall as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The city’s budget may be impacted into the next fiscal year.

Forsyth County is pivoting in the face of job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the expected loss of roughly $10 million in sales taxes this year.

North Carolina Republicans held a controversial vote on Sept. 11.

In a surprise vote Wednesday morning, Republicans in the North Carolina House moved to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state budget.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to layoff hundreds of workers. State transportation officials say most of the cuts will impact temporary and contract workers.