NC Budget and Tax Center director Alexandra Sirota on the problematic new constitutional amendments

Podcasts Archives • NC Newsline · May 25, 2026 · 16m

Alexandra Sirota (Photo: NC Budget & Tax Center)

Republican state legislative leaders made headlines in recent days by announcing that they have finally reached agreement on a new state budget. But even as that long overdue news was being made, the lawmakers also moved to advance a series of state constitutional amendments that would, if enacted, have massive implications for future state budgets and core public services.

Topping the list: a proposal to slash the already existing cap on state income taxes and another to cap local property taxes — moves that would almost certainly…