North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin, and his family have endured non-stop harassment and threats of violence, including death threats, over the past four months after he filed a lawsuit contesting the more than 65,000 ballots cast in November’s General Election for a seat on the state Supreme Court.
If enacted, House Bill 192 would establish a new salary schedule for teachers, increasing starting teacher pay from $41,000 a year to $50,000. For teachers with 25 years or more of experience, the salary boost would be from $55,950 a year to $68,230.
The full North Carolina Court of Appeals will not hear the election dispute involving a seat on the state Supreme Court. Instead a three-judge panel with two Republicans and one Democrat will consider the case on March 21.
The legislature should amend our state’s mandate on financial education to include basic information on investing for retirement.