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Rep. Carla Cunningham leaves the Democratic Party, registers unaffiliated
NC Rep. Carla Cunningham switches from Democrat to unaffiliated after primary loss, citing party shift and focus on serving constituents over politics.
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Cotham wins primary by wide margin, will face McCool in November
Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, won her race in the House District 105 Republican primary, defeating her opponent, Kelly VanHorn, an 8th-grade math teacher in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, with 85% (4,368 votes) to VanHorn’s 15% (800 votes).
Opinion
Raise teacher pay the right way
The empirical evidence is overwhelming: teachers with graduate degrees are not more effective than teachers without graduate degrees.
Opinion
NC House GOP owes apology on ‘missed opportunity’ scholarships
By failing to clear the Opportunity Scholarship waitlist in the short session, they failed to meet their commitment to “universal school choice."
News
NCGA overrides new record six Cooper vetoes in one day
On Wednesday, both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly overrode six of Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes, a new record, ensuring the bills become law despite Cooper's objections.
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‘The Republican Party is unified’ says NCGOP chairman after 2023 convention
The 2023 North Carolina Republican Party's annual convention in Greensboro drew a significant turnout, with over 1880 delegates in attendance from across the state.
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NC House passes bill to ‘fund students, not systems’
On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill to fund students through a method lawmakers have deemed "backpack funding" rather than funding government schools directly.
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Rep. Tricia Cotham touts ‘Choose Your School, Choose Your Future’ legislation, House Bill 823
Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, presents House Bill 823 to colleagues on the House floor. The bill is titled “Choose Your School, Choose Your Future.” Cotham offered these comments on May 17, 2023. Video courtesy of ncleg.gov.
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Cooper targets swing district lawmakers without reaching out to them first
Roy Cooper is targeting four Republican lawmakers in a video put out last week to increase political pressure on them for the upcoming abortion vote. Additionally, Cooper scheduled visits to their districts. Surprisingly, Cooper has not contacted any of the four lawmakers to discuss the bill.
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Cooper goes on tour to pressure pro-life lawmakers
Gov. Roy Cooper intends to veto significant abortion legislation this Saturday. But leading up to that, he is embarking on a tour aimed at pressuring lawmakers to reconsider their stance on abortion, or at least the current bill.
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Democrats move protest away from Cotham’s neighborhood after pressure
On Friday, the North Carolina Democratic Party moved the location for a protest against Rep. Tricia Cotham, who recently decided to leave the Democratic Party, after receiving backlash for holding the demonstration within 2.5 miles of Cotham's house.
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House GOP leaders push for faster charter school approvals
On Thursday, North Carolina House Republicans introduced a new bill proposing the creation of a “Charter School Review Board” to take over responsibility for approving, amending, renewing, and terminating charter schools in an effort to streamline the decision-making process for charter schools. The new board will be responsible for reviewing and approving new rules for...
