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New bill aims to help North Carolina workers afford housing

"We have a workforce housing crisis in North Carolina," Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, said. "Firefighters, teachers, and nurses across our state can't afford to buy a home. As a result, many North Carolinians are missing out on the American Dream and the opportunity to build generational wealth."

Alex Baltzegar

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New Leandro funding order could be three weeks away

The judge overseeing North Carolina’s long-running Leandro education funding lawsuit signaled Friday that he might issue a new spending order in the case within three weeks. That announcement followed more than 2 1/2 hours of courtroom debate over the amount of money to be included in that order. Judge James Ammons confirmed he will not order state officials to transfer money out of the state treasury.

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Childcare subsidy bill introduced by bipartisan group of lawmakers

A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers recently announced in a press conference that addressing early childhood education policy would be a priority this legislative session. Legislators are considering five bills this year that would impact early childhood education in North Carolina. Collectively, the bills increase state funding for childcare subsidies, create a pilot program...

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Cooper’s budget proposal spends on raises, clean energy, Leandro

Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled what he called his “First in Opportunity” budget at a press conference Wednesday, proposing to spend $32.95 billion in the first year of the biennium and $34.23 billion in the second year. The budget keeps $7 billion in reserve and doesn’t raise taxes, but halts some planned tax cuts.

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