CHAPEL HILL — UNC President Margaret Spellings has garnered $90,000 in bonus pay after just one year on the job. The money — in addition to her base salary of $775,000 (plus a travel allowance) — is an incentive for accomplishments since she settled into her Chapel Hill offices…
Gov. Roy Cooper soon must deal with the first piece of legislation passed by the 2017 General Assembly. The way he handles House Bill 39 could signal how combative the governor will be the rest of the session. H.B. 39 would reduce the number of seats on the UNC…
RALEIGH — Senate Democrats, concerned that a bill to cut eight positions from the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors would boot minority members, on Monday made a final attempt to amend the legislation. House Bill 39, which ultimately passed the chamber 38-7, proposes that…
RALEIGH — A debate Thursday over legislation that would cut UNC’s governing body from 32 to 24 members led to arguments over proportionate representation for the system’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Democrats objected to a final vote on House Bill 39…
RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors has 32 members, and that’s too many, say sponsors of a bill that would cut membership to 24. Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, called the move good policy. “The board is charged with pretty serious business,…
RALEIGH — State lawmakers have introduced a broad bill aimed at cracking down on certain undocumented immigrants. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan, would increase penalties for people who manufacture or sell false ID…
The House higher education committee on Tuesday gave its nod to a bill decreasing the number of members on the UNC Board of Governors from 32 to 24. The measure would eliminate positions on…
Lawmakers on Monday began returning to Raleigh ready to file more bills and begin to committee meetings. Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan, filed a bill aimed at making it easier for auto-insurance companies to develop and implement driver-incentive plans. If…
RALEIGH — Local police in North Carolina would have whistleblower protections under a bill introduced in the state House. “If you have whistleblower protections throughout government, to not have these fellows also covered just wasn’t copacetic,” said Rep. Chris Malone, R-Wake,…
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper may be required to reimburse the University of North Carolina system for legal fees it must pay following Cooper’s refusal to represent the university in a federal lawsuit over the state’s controversial House Bill 2. On May 27, the board voted to request that…
