New Partnership Pushes for Meeting N.C.'s Growth Needs Head-on

Partnership supporters packed into a press conference at the General Assembly this morning to call on lawmakers to find ways to fund the needs.

“In truth, all of this is about answering two fundamental questions: How much are our children worth? How much is the future of North Carolina worth?” Tom Lambeth of the Rural Economic Development Center said.

North Carolina was known as the Rip Van Winkle State in the 1800s for turning its back on growth and progress, Clodfelter said. The state is at risk of getting that reputation back if it doesn't find ways to pay for growth, he said.