Opinion
Lawmakers urge state’s highest court to revisit Leandro history
State legislative leaders hope the North Carolina Supreme Court's earliest decisions in a long-running education funding dispute will guide its upcoming actions.
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Student stabbed to death at Wake County high school
On Monday, the Raleigh Police Department reported that two students were stabbed at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School and transported to the hospital, where one of the students died of injuries. The second victim remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a press conference delivered by Raleigh Chief of Police Estella Patterson.
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Harnett school board seeks state Supreme Court review in pension-spiking case
The Harnett County school board is asking North Carolina’s highest court to take up a dispute over pension spiking. At stake is a $198,000 bill the state retirement system has assessed against the local school system.
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Leandro plaintiffs seek Berger Jr.’s recusal from upcoming hearing
Plaintiffs in North Carolina’s long-running education funding legal dispute are seeking Justice Phil Berger Jr.’s recusal from the state Supreme Court’s pending hearing in the case. Critics object to Berger considering a case involving his father, the state Senate’s top officer.
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School board group backs Gaston County in state Supreme Court SAFE Child Act case
The North Carolina School Boards Association supports the Gaston County school board’s appeal in a state Supreme Court case tied to the SAFE Child Act. The local school board wants the high court to overturn a decision that upheld the act as constitutional.
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Lawmakers seek Earls’ recusal from upcoming Leandro hearing
Legislative leaders want state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls to step away from a high-profile case dealing with education funding in North Carolina. A motion filed Thursday requests Earls’ recusal from the case commonly labeled Leandro.
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Democrats sweep majority of Charlotte municipal races, with key win for Republicans
Last week, Mecklenburg County's municipal elections resulted in many victories for Democrats, with Republicans holding critical seats on the Charlotte City Council.
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UNC-Chapel Hill recognized for ‘challenging the groupthink and status quo’
Accomplishments recognized in the award include adopting a resolution on institutional neutrality, adopting the Chicago Principles, prohibiting compelled speech and establishing the UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership.
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NC State Board of Education spars over new charter approvals
Tensions flared between members of the North Carolina State Board of Education on Thursday over the approval of a new charter school.
Opinion
Leandro case’s latest twist involves ‘subject matter jurisdiction’
The fate of a 29-year-old court fight could depend on a technical legal issue.
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The Debrief: Redistricting Maps Become Law, Lawmakers Make Their Move, & A New School Choice Poll
This week on “The Debrief”: * This week’s legislative action focused mostly on redistricting. Votes for new congressional and legislative maps were finalized Wednesday. Since Gov. Roy Cooper has no role in the redistricting process, the maps became law once legislators approved them. * Redistricting may have grabbed the headlines, but lawmakers took some other...
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State Supreme Court splits over new review of 29-year-old education funding case
The state Supreme Court voted 5-2 to take another look at North Carolina’s long-running court battle over education funding. Justices will decide whether a trial court had “subject matter jurisdiction” to order hundreds of millions of dollars in new education spending. The decision announced Friday split the court along party lines. Republicans agreed to hear the case again. Democrats dissented.
