What’s in a budget?

Introduction

What's in a Budget? Budgets are moral documents. They tell us what our governments prioritize, whether it’s spending money on supporting marginalized communities through housing assistance or arming cops with military-grade weapons. In North Carolina, it is clear that budgets do not account for Black and Brown communities across the state. Our tax money is…

7 Great Resources for Defund Sheriff Campaigns

Sheriff Budgets

7 Great Resources for Defund Sheriff Campaigns Sheriffs are receiving millions of dollars to jail and harm our loved ones. Sheriffs and their deputies are responsible for approximately 1000 deaths in jails each year. Despite the evidence of how deadly jails are for our community, Carolina Public Press reports that “North Carolina counties have spent…