Alexandra Sirota
Coverage of Alexandra Sirota in the Nexus archive.
- The fine print: NC’s $34M budget includes DEI cuts, ferry tolls, AI, prison funds and more
North Carolina's $34 billion budget includes cuts to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, Medicaid funding, and provisions for state employee raises. The budget process bypasses committee hearings, allowing only floor votes, drawing criticism for limited public input. Key changes include eliminating the Office of Health Equity and the Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses.
- NC Budget and Tax Center director Alexandra Sirota on the problematic new constitutional amendments
North Carolina Republican state legislative leaders announced a new state budget agreement and advanced constitutional amendments to cap state income taxes and local property taxes. These measures could further weaken the state’s public education system. Alexandra Sirota of the NC Budget & Tax Center discussed the implications in an interview.