House members voted 79-37 on Tuesday to approve S109: Spending Cuts for the Current Fiscal Year. The bill, which serves as a replacement for the previously vetoed budget-savings bill, S13, directs Governor Perdue to find savings in the amount of $538 million by the end of June, but does so without specifying the source(s) of the savings. Chris Mackey, a spokeswoman for Governor Perdue, has already confirmed that the governor plans to sign the bill into law, putting to rest the fear of another veto. Mackey also stated that the governor has already identified $400 million in savings, a promise made in the governor’s State of the State address. The bill will be presented to the governor for final action shortly.
This week S99: Reform UI Tax Structure/Expedite Analysis won final approval in the General Assembly on Wednesday. North Carolina currently owes the federal government $2.6 billion that it borrowed to pay its share of unemployment checks. Under the bill, the Department of Commerce will hire an external consultant to aid in the determination of the best strategies to reduce unemployment debt.H223, which mandates paid sick leave for all employees, has been referred to the Committee on Commerce and Job Development. Watch this one closely.
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