Opinion
Battling Unrealistic Job Expectations
A job is not a reward for some level of educational achievement. You can't trade your cap and gown for a weekly paycheck.
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Queen Loses Appeal of ‘Stand By Your Ad’ Lawsuit
RALEIGH — State Rep.-elect Joe Sam Queen, D-Haywood, cannot collect damages worth three times the amount of money his 2010 state Senate opponent spent on television ads in their campaign. The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled that neither Queen nor Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, “fully complied” with the state’s 1999 Stand By Your Ad law.
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Performance Pay for Teachers Moving Closer, Top Lawmaker Says
RALEIGH — North Carolina will move toward paying public school teachers based on their classroom performance — rather than years of service, education levels, or other factors — one day “before long,” according to a top N.C. Senate education budget writer.
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Legislative Committee Backs Measures To Boost State Efficiency
RALEIGH — State lawmakers could take some steps this year toward zero-based budgeting, increased accountability for taxpayer investment, and greater use of something called “data analytics.” The General Assembly’s Legislative Research Commission voted without debate Wednesday to forward proposals on each topic to the full General Assembly.
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N.C. Senate Leader Uses Continental Tire Blowout To Question Incentives
RALEIGH — The issues that troubled Sen. Phil Berger surrounded an incentives proposal for German-based Continental Tire that fell through this week. Despite North Carolina’s incentives offers, the company announced plans to build its new plant instead in Sumter, S.C.
Opinion
Both Parties Hiding Behind Voting Rights Act
The sooner North Carolina is free of harmful, artificial VRA districts, the better the situation for black voters, black candidates, and every North Carolinian.
