Budget, Taxation & Economy NC one of 28 states that uses Performance Budgeting by Sarah Curry Director of Fiscal Policy Studies August 10, 2015 From the National Association of State Budget Officers, to read more see the entire brief here. Most popular San Francisco spent millions on booze for homeless alcoholics North Carolina designed a Medicaid program that it can’t afford Paving the way for microschools in North Carolina Taxpayer-funded group seeks donations to bail out anti-ICE protesters Sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up to date on the latest happenings in North Carolina.