I had hoped to let the one-half cent sales tax sunset this year, but we do not believe revenues will grow as fast as we hoped for the rest of the year.
– Michael F. Easley
My budget is a solid, balanced plan that allows us to make real, sustainable progress and provides the revenue necessary to fund our priorities.
– Michael F. Easley
Real vision demands that we make tough choices. Real vision is responsible and it is paid for.
– Michael F. Easley
So our message to these students is simple: stay in school and study hard. Washington may leave you on the curb, but North Carolina will not.
– Michael F. Easley
Teachers are held accountable for educating our children in school. We as parents should be held accountable for our children at home.
– Michael F. Easley
The fight for the protection of American values is not only the duty of the military; it is the patriotic duty of all of us.
– Michael F. Easley
Today, the economy demands that everybody participate. There is no room for error.
– Michael F. Easley
We must remember that North Carolina is more than a collection of regions and people. We are one state, one people, one family, bound by a common concern for each other.