AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoState Budget & Taxes: Gov. Josh Stein signed North Carolina’s $34.4B budget, including a scheduled income tax cut from 3.99% to 3.49% next year and planned reductions to 2.99% by 2033, while also eliminating data center electricity tax exemptions and funding pay raises and cybersecurity upgrades. Cybersecurity & Digital Government: The budget sets aside $18M recurring and $42M one-time for cybersecurity, plus $25M for data management modernization and $3.8M for the Health Information Exchange Authority. Homelessness Policy: Stein vetoed a homeless camping bill targeting unauthorized encampments, while also signing 12 other bills into law. Election Administration: Wake will add early voting sites after NC State Board guidance and relocation pushback, and lawmakers are weighing changes to mail-in voting rules. Public Safety Tech: Asheville’s Real-Time Intelligence Center plan and a debate over damaged Flock cameras in the Carolinas keep surveillance tech in the spotlight. Law Enforcement & Courts: A Rocky Mount utility billing audit found no double billing after residents complained of duplicate charges. Consumer Protection: AG Anthony G. Brown announced a $45M multistate settlement with Block over Cash App deceptive practices and fraud protections. Immigration Enforcement: DHS/ICE lodged a detainer in a North Carolina crash case involving a 6-year-old’s death, as ICE highlights criminal histories in its enforcement push. Local Economic Development: Downtown Sanford earned Main Street America accreditation for a ninth straight year.
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