Title IX isn’t about discrimination based on gender. Title IX protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states simply that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or...
North Carolina, per-capita, is one of the most rural states in the country and would be disproportionally impacted by a new mileage tax scheme.
The N.C. Supreme Court on March 23 heard oral arguments in a case that could for the first time extend state constitutional protections against extreme bullying in public schools and hold school systems responsible when failing to act. The state high court will decide if North Carolina’s constitutional right of a “sound basic education” as defined...
Even at low interest rates, borrowing is costlier than paying cash. And the governor proposes to put his $4.6 billion debt spree on the ballot in an off-year, low-turnout election.
A bill filed in the House last month is meant to encourage healthy eating in schools, particularly healthy food grown or produced in North Carolina. Thing is, this bill does nothing of the sort. The measure, House Bill 136, promotes Muscadine grape juice in public schools and the state’s colleges and universities — as part...
A one-time chairman of the Federal Election Commission calls the controversial bill the most far-reaching effort ever seen to insulate a majority from political challenge
The EITC reduces market wages, leads people to work fewer hours, is costly to administer, and is so complex that it makes excess payments to some taxpayers while keeping others from getting their full benefits.
