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Batch defends profanity-laced video as House leadership calls for disciplinary action
Senate Minority Leader Sydney Batch, D-Wake, defended a profanity-laced video that she called "satire" during a press conference June 11.
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Uncertainty lingers as NC awaits budget release
A June 15 release date of a new state budget from the North Carolina General Assembly has been circulating in Raleigh over the past several days. While he remains hopeful that it is true, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein said he isn’t so sure based on past experience.
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NC House Democrats push nearly $1 billion public-safety package
NC House Democrats have unveiled two bills that would add just under $1 billion in recurring spending on pay for correctional officers, troopers, court staff, and behavioral-health treatment.
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Stein backs budget framework, pushes for more spending
As the General Assembly gets ready to come back to Raleigh next week, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein said that while the budget framework the General Assembly created is a step in the right direction, he said he would like to see the actual budget go further when it comes to compensating public servants who "do the people’s business."
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Raleigh ranks No. 4 among large US metros for small business growth
The Raleigh-Cary metro area is a top large metro for small business performance, according to a new CoworkingCafe study, trailing only Miami, Austin, and Washington, DC.
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K-12 funding formula study, education wallet pilot clear NC Senate committee
An NC Senate committee on May 13 unanimously advanced Senate Bill 990, which would study a shift to weighted K-12 funding, create a $395 educational wallet pilot, and shield campus disciplinary records from open-records requests.
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Cooper opens double digit lead over Whatley in US Senate race
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has expanded his lead over Republican Michael Whatley to 11 points in North Carolina's open US Senate race, according to the latest Carolina Journal poll.
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Most NC voucher transfers came from middle-income tier
More than 12,000 NC students used Opportunity Scholarships to transfer from public to private schools over the last two yeas, according to new state data.
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Republican NC senators revive push for zero-based budgeting
Lawmakers propose requiring agencies to justify all spending under zero-based budgeting system.
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Thousands rally in Raleigh, as teacher protest closes schools statewide
Thousands of educators rallied in Raleigh May 1, as schools closed statewide and lawmakers debate competing proposals on teacher pay and education funding.
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NC House bill would eliminate local sales tax on groceries
Lawmakers propose eliminating local grocery taxes to ease costs, but critics warn counties could lose millions and face pressure to raise other taxes.
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Stein’s budget would kick roughly 60,000 students off Opportunity Scholarships
Gov. Josh Stein's recommended state budget would phase out North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program by halting new awards and imposing an income cap of roughly $90,000 for a family of four. That would strip scholarships from an estimated 60,000 of the program's 106,789 current recipients.
