Budget

The Guilford County School board approved the superintendent's

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education is considering pay increase proposals for teachers and some other employees.

The proposal is part of Governor Roy Cooper's new “Support For A Determined North Carolina” 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.

President Trump is expected to propose steep cuts to foreign aid and other programs in his budget for fiscal year 2021. The blueprint is expected to be declared dead on arrival in Congress.