Taxpayers can comment on the state’s budget plans at a public hearing tonight, hosted by the House Appropriations Committee. The N.C. Senate has passed its version of a budget and the N.C. House must now determine what, if any, changes to make to the Senate plan. Let’s hope the legislators leave the hearing with a clear understanding that, unless they make big changes, North Carolina is on its way to becoming the next California. JLF’s Joe Coletti explains in this brief analysis of the Senate’s budget.