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Top NC court ponders Richmond schools’ pursuit of $272K from state
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether the Richmond County school board can renew its decade-old legal judgment of $272,300 against state government.
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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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Richmond schools defend pursuit of $272K from state at top NC court
The Richmond County Board of Education is defending its pursuit of a decade-old $272,000 judgment against state government. State Treasurer Brad Briner and Controller Nels Roseland urge the North Carolina Supreme Court to reject the Richmond school board’s pursuit of the money from the state.
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Treasurer, controller urge top NC court to toss Richmond County schools’ suit
North Carolina’s state treasurer and controller are urging the state Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit from the Richmond County school board. The board seeks a $272,000 payment from state government.
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Top NC court blocks ruling in Richmond schools’ bid for 272K state payment
The North Carolina Supreme Court has blocked a lower court ruling that would have allowed the Richmond County school board to continue pursuing $272,000 from state government. A judge originally ordered the state to pay the money a decade ago. The high court’s order Friday responded to a request from State Treasurer Brad Briner and Controller Nels Roseland.
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Treasurer, controller ask top NC court to block Richmond schools ruling
State Treasurer Brad Briner and Controller Nels Roseland are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to block a lower court ruling favoring a local school system involved in a money dispute with state government. A split state Appeals Court panel ruled in April that the Richmond County Board of Education could continue to pursue a $272,000 court judgment against the state.
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State Supreme Court reinstates order blocking Leandro forced money transfer
The N.C. Supreme Court has reinstated a lower court’s order blocking a trial judge from forcing state officials to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars out of the state treasury in the Leandro case. The court’s vote was 5-2, with Republican justices supporting the decision and Democrats dissenting.
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Controller, legislative leaders ask NC Supreme Court to block Leandro money transfer
State legislative leaders and the state controller are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to block a forced money transfer tied to the long-running Leandro education funding case. In separate motions filed Wednesday, Controller Nels Roseland and top lawmakers asked the high court to restore a previous order from the N.C. Court of Appeals.
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Unanimous Senate confirms Roseland as state controller
More than seven months after he started the job, State Controller Nels Roseland has won official confirmation from the N.C. Senate. Senators voted 47-0 to approve Roseland as controller through June 2029. The seven-year appointment also requires a vote in the state House.
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Controller objects to plan for responding to N.C. Supreme Court’s Leandro order
The state controller is objecting to a timeline for addressing the N.C. Supreme Court’s latest Leandro education funding order. Paperwork filed Monday with the trial judge in the case spells out the details.
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New state controller urges N.C. Supreme Court to reject Leandro forced money transfer
State government’s new controller is asking the N.C. Supreme Court to jettison a proposed forced transfer of $785 million out of the state treasury for court-ordered education purposes. Acting Controller Nels Roseland’s request arrived Monday as parties in the long-running Leandro lawsuit submitted their latest round of briefs in the case. Roseland took over the...
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Senator presses controller nominee to fight Leandro court order
A state senator tried without success Wednesday to get Gov. Roy Cooper’s nominee for state controller to answer “yes” or “no” on three questions. Each stemmed from the same query: Would he go along with a court order to transfer money out of the state treasury in the Leandro school-funding legal dispute?
