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State urges NC Appeals Court to reject compensation for bars shut down for COVID

Lawyers for N.C. state government explained Friday why they believe the N.C. Appeals Court should reject bar owners’ pleas for compensation related to COVID-19 shutdowns. A trial court dismissed the bar owners’ case in March 2022.

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NCGA May Consider First Compensation Changes in Two Decades

After a brief presentation comparing North Carolina lawmakers’ pay to other states, on Monday a leader of a legislative oversight committee said he would form a “working group” to make recommendations for lawmakers’ future compensation. “A working group will look at the information that we’ve received from NCSL [the National Conference of State Legislatures], the...

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UNC System Pay Ranks Well

RALEIGH — Faculty salaries in the University of North Carolina system compare well with those of their peers, according to a study released in May by a Virginia public-policy think tank. The study, “Compensation of Campus Faculty: How Virginia Compares Within the Region,” was published by the Thomas Jefferson Inistitute and conducted by Pope Center for Higher Education Policy analyst Jon Sanders. It compares faculty salaries and compensation at colleges and universities in Virginia with those at peer institutions nationally or regionally.

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