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Hundreds of NC public school teachers ‘call out’ from work in protest
NC Teachers in Action has scheduled two additional protests for Feb. 7 and March 7.
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NC Innovation board debates leadership, financial concerns
Regarding NCI’s internal finances, Pope raised alarms last month about spending levels and a lack of new private donations.
Opinion
Cherish our free state of North Carolina
North Carolina isn’t quite First in Freedom. But over the past decade and a half, we’ve taken tremendous strides in the right direction. Those are among the findings of the latest Economic Freedom of North America index, published earlier this month by the Canada-based Fraser Institute. The new report uses 2023 data on government expenditure,...
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Senate approves Sunday night deal to reopen federal government
North Carolina’s US senators, Thom Tillis and Ted Budd, voted Sunday evening to approve a bipartisan plan to reopen the federal government, ending a historic shutdown that stretched nearly 40 days. Eight Democrats joined Republicans to reach the 60 needed votes to end the shutdown in exchange for a future vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act,...
Opinion
The left misreads the nation’s new reality
From school choice to the government shutdown standoff, people are realizing that government isn’t the solution; it’s the problem.
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State legislature approves funds for storm recovery, schools, and infrastructure
On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly approved a targeted spending plan that directs millions toward disaster recovery, education, infrastructure, and government operations.
Opinion
Health costs drive our budget debates
While the government shutdown in Washington and the state budget impasse in Raleigh involve different actors and effects, there is a common denominator: the extent to which debates about public finance are really debates about health care costs. When Democrats in Congress refused to support a continuing resolution to keep all federal agencies open, their...
Opinion
North Carolina needs more savings
With the federal government running massive deficits, inflation still running ahead of the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual target, the administration’s mercurial trade policies generating significant uncertainty, and both business investment and consumer confidence trending in the wrong direction, now would be a good time for states and localities to reexamine their fiscal risk. Here in...
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NC mini-budget steers to storm relief, Lenovo Center, schools, airports
The bill went to Gov. Josh Stein on Tuesday after the NC House voted 105-5 to pass it and the Senate gave it a unanimous vote on Monday.
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AmeriCorps frees recovery funds despite scrutiny over failed audits
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson celebrated the release of $400 million taxpayer dollars, despite that AmeriCorps failed eight consecutive audits.
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Stein signs ‘mini-budget’, squatters bill into law, vetoes school choice bill
Gov. Josh Stein signed the NC General Assembly’s “mini-budget” into law on Wednesday.
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Stein will sign ‘Band-Aid’ mini-budget, calls on legislature to pass full budget
Gov. Josh Stein told Council of State members at their meeting on Tuesday that he will be signing the General Assembly’s “mini budget,” but not before he admonished legislators for not passing a full budget.
