More than 12,000 NC students used Opportunity Scholarships to transfer from public to private schools over the last two yeas, according to new state data.
Lawmakers propose requiring agencies to justify all spending under zero-based budgeting system.
Thousands of educators rallied in Raleigh May 1, as schools closed statewide and lawmakers debate competing proposals on teacher pay and education funding.
Lawmakers propose eliminating local grocery taxes to ease costs, but critics warn counties could lose millions and face pressure to raise other taxes.
Gov. Josh Stein's recommended state budget would phase out North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program by halting new awards and imposing an income cap of roughly $90,000 for a family of four. That would strip scholarships from an estimated 60,000 of the program's 106,789 current recipients.
North Carolina is clearly doing something right in that environment, as evidenced by the National Taxpayer’s Union Foundation study.
NC has about 53 days worth of state spending in the bank — well below the national median of 92 days.
NC Gov. Josh Stein continues to push his message of getting what he calls a $1.4 billion ‘critical needs budget’ in place before the General Assembly’s short session begins on April 6, but has escalated the figure to $2.8 billion in a post on X.
Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper leads former GOP chair Michael Whatley by 8 points in the first post-primary poll of the NC's US Senate race. The survey also found broad voter pessimism about the country's direction, majority disapproval of President Trump among likely NC voters, and majority approval for Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.
The revised forecast reflects an improving economic outlook with 6.7% expected growth in personal income in 2025-26, up from 5.2% in May 2025.
A new study from the state Department of Commerce shows that over the past decade and a half, 90 of our 100 counties have outperformed the national average.
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