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Raising the curtain on the N.C. General Assembly’s 2018 short session

School safety, charter schools, and teacher pay headline K-12 issues for Republican and Democratic lawmakers during the N.C. General Assembly’s 2018 short session. The legislature will consider 14 recommendations from the newly formed House Select Committee on School Safety, including funding for school resource officers, efficient licensing for school psychologists, and peer-to-peer counseling programs in...

Kari Travis
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Court Nixes Town’s Development Block

CHARLOTTE — The N.C. Court of Appeals has overturned a decision by the Huntersville Town Board that denied an application to build a subdivision. In doing so, the court found that the Mecklenburg town's decision “was not supported by competent, material and substantial evidence… and was arbitrary and capricious.” North Carolina requires localities to approve permits if all code requirements are met. Riverdale met the standards of Huntersville's zoning ordinance but officials had cited other reasons for saying no.

Michael Lowrey

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