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Friends,
Welcome to my web site. I hope you will find this site and its related content useful. Please use it to communicate to me and share your concerns as the 2009 session of the North General Assembly begins.
As in every household in the 45th Senate District, the economic downturn is the central and overwhelming threat in the air as we begin our work. While everyone I talk to is very aware of this condition in their households and businesses, the cumulative effect of the recession on government at all levels is stark. North Carolina's unemployment rate is near 9 percent. Businesses are being constrained due to credit conditions, and business income is on the decline. These economic conditions force consumers to be cautious and cut back on spending. We are in a recession, and this condition is likely to continue for the next year.
With no job growth, lower wages and a consumer pullback, sales and income tax revenue collections will continue to falter. State revenue this year could fall short by approximately $2.5 billion or about 10% of the funds needed to meet the state budget. As is the case for our households, every action of the legislature and Governor in the coming months will be shaped first and foremost by this economic reality. While the state revenue shortfall is 10%, for many families in my district, the shortfall or reduction in savings is even greater. From families to the state government and for all organizations public or private, difficult choices have to be made. My intent is to do all I can to insure that legislative decisions in Raleigh will bring results which support the efforts of families and businesses in our district toweather this recession.
At the same time, I hope we will question what the long term impact of these decisions will be on our grandchildren. The cumulative effect of job loss and revenue shortfalls at all levels of government can lead to short term decisions which have long term negative consequences.
In the final analysis, we are all in this trying situation together, and we will survive this storm if we keep in mind that we are our brother’s and sister’s keepers. I welcome your continued counsel as I represent you in Raleigh during these trying times.
For a list of my committee assignments and legislation which I am supporting go to the following link www.ncleg.net/Senate/Senate.html
Blessings,
Steve
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State Senator Steve Goss announced during a state budget briefing in Wilkesboro on Saturday that he is hopeful that he will be able to secure permission in the emerging state budget for Wilkes County to adopt a modified school calendar which will save money. |
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Representative Ray Warren and Senator Steve Goss today announced the awarding of a combination loan grant of $856,826 to the Energy United Water Corporation for the expansion of water lines in northeastern Alexander County and connecting into the Town of Love Valley in Iredell County. |
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The President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate, Marc Basnight, has appointed 45th District Senator Steve Goss Co Chair of the Legislative Ethics Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly. Goss, a second term Senator, fills the position vacated by the death of long time Senator Vernon Malone. |
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Local representatives to General Assembly on listening tour
by Linda Burchette, Assistant Editor, The Jefferson Post
03.30.09 - 12:53 pm
As the state legislature goes to work on the budget for the next fiscal year, forecasts are dire and cuts may be deep, explained Sen. Steve Goss and Rep. Cullie Tarleton last Friday during a visit to Ashe County. Nobody will be immune to cutbacks as the state prepares to severely tighten its fiscal belt. |
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June 16, 2009
State Senator Steve Goss today announced that he will hold a District forum on Saturday, June 20 in Wilkesboro. The meeting is open to hear from constituents from the 45th Senate District (Alexander, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes Counties). It will be held from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Commissioner’s Room of the Wilkes County Office Building at 110 North Street in Wilkesboro (behind the old court house, now Heritage Museum). More specific directions are available at "Latest News" on this page.
“The unprecedented difficulty of resolving our current budget crisis and the anguish which I am hearing from all has led me to invite constituents to share their views of the developing state budget and how it will affect them. This forum may be the last opportunity for citizen input before the House and Senate attempt to agree on a budget to send to the Governor,” Goss said.
Goss noted, “Time constraints associated with working on the budget and the closing days of the legislative session preclude me from meeting in each county. However, I do want to provide another opportunity for a person-to-person discussion of the challenges in this budget, and the meeting in Wilkesboro, hopefully, will provide that opportunity.”
Goss concluded, “I want to assure my constituents that your voice will be heard in Raleigh.”
No appointments are necessary for Saturday’s meeting.
For further information: call Steve Goss (919) 733-5742.
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