Complaints on social media from a left-wing redistricting activist are drawing fire from a state Senate redistricting leader. He accuses the activist of “begging” people to deliver her scripted remarks during public hearings. House and Senate redistricting committees scheduled 13 hearings from the mountains to the coast this month, including six this week. Those hearings...
The legislative committees charged with drawing North Carolina’s new congressional and legislative election maps will take public comment at 13 different hearings during the next month. Participating lawmakers will head as far east as Elizabeth City and as far west as Cullowhee. The first hearing is scheduled Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Caldwell County. “By the...
The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors on Thursday, April 25, named Kelli Brown chancellor of Western Carolina University. Brown’s appointment comes after a search — which at one point became contentious — that lasted nearly a year. The position came open June 17 after David Belcher, a leader well-liked by many in the...
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has proposed borrowing $350.7 million for state government structures and buildings in the University of North Carolina system. Voters won’t have a say. These are limited obligation bonds that don’t require a vote. And for the second consecutive year, the debt package fails to fund repairs and maintenance needs for...
RALEIGH — Roughly 99 percent of the fluid used in the hydraulic fracturing process consists of water and sand. Most of the rest of the chemicals used in fracking are found in common household products. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report highlights these and other facts about fracking’s chemical composition.
RALEIGH — The budget and redistricting will dominate discussion and debate this week at the General Assembly. Tort reform, property rights, a tax credit for private education, and offshore drilling also are on the agenda.
RALEIGH — The brainchild of former Gov. Jim Hunt, NCCAT offers dozens of five-day seminars throughout the year, most focusing on cultural, historical, and artistic topics, including global warming, holistic health, and pottery. Each year, the retreat serves 5,000 public school teachers lucky enough to attend.
CULLOWHEE — Most people visit Jackson County for the mountain vistas, camping, and trout fishing. Public school teachers come here for the training. The remote county might seem an unlikely site for North Carolina’s only professional development center devoted exclusively to reviving a love of learning in state educators.
FAYETTEVILLE — Cumberland County officials and community leaders are challenging the state’s adults to do a better job instilling teenagers with the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective participants in politics and civic activities. The recommendations were made in response to a recent statewide survey showing an acute lack of understanding of government among North Carolina’s youth. Nine out of 10 teens were unable to name both of North Carolina’s U.S. senators. Forty-four percent didn’t know the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the Bill of Rights.
