North Carolina’s fledgling “raise the age” policy plays a big role in the North Carolina House’s justice and public safety budget. Lawmakers, as of April 30, had allocated a $2.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2019-20, a $34 million increase over the previous year. Notably,…
Raleigh Charter High School is one of the top schools in the country, but it’s not what one would call a typical public school. The school doesn’t have a cafeteria or an auditorium. Students don’t have a gym or sports facilities, though students can still participate in…
A bill expanding where automatic license plate readers can be deployed has passed the N.C. House Transportation Committee, despite objections from several members over privacy concerns. House Bill 87 would allow the Department of Transportation to approve requests from municipalities, counties, and…
The Department of Public Instruction has unveiled a new tool for shedding light on state education funding. State Superintendent Mark Johnson announced Thursday, April 25, the launch of North Carolina School Finance, a website offering data on how public education…
Restaurateurs and retailers are getting behind a move by House lawmakers that would fix the antiquated way North Carolina stores, distributes, and sells spirits. The N.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association and N.C.Retail Merchants Association…
A stack of bills from lawmakers looking to modernize the way North Carolina distributes and sells liquor is growing. Another addition to the pile, House Bill 971, would reform the way spirits are stored and sold. The Modern Licensure Model for Alcohol…
Kelli Brown The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors on Thursday, April 25, named Kelli Brown chancellor of Western Carolina University. Brown’s appointment comes after a search — which at one point became contentious — that lasted nearly a year. The position came open June 17 after David…
Lawmakers, union representatives, and government officials are calling for repeal of North Carolina’s prohibition on public-sector employee collective bargaining. Sen. Wiley Nickel, D-Wake, led a news conference Wednesday, April 24, calling for passage of Senate Bill 575. He’s a sponsor of…
UPDATE: This story was updated at 2:30 p.m. Friday to incorporate a statement from State Auditor Beth Wood. A scathing report from N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood released Wednesday, April 24, found the accounting methods used by the N.C. Global TransPark Authority…
How are North Carolina lawmakers different from movie directors? They find it hard to say “cut,” especially when giving Hollywood producers taxpayer subsidies to make films here. A bipartisan group of state representatives filed House Bill 751, resurrecting a 25 percent…
