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Biden admin gives millions to NC school districts for DEI, restorative justice

A new investigative report from the nonprofit advocacy group Parents Defending Education finds the Biden administration’s Justice Department issued DEI, restorative justice, and social emotional learning grants to four North Carolina school districts over the course of his administration. The total allocation of approximately $2.5 million went to the Ashe County School District, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of...

David N. Bass
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NCInnovation under investigation by Office of State Auditor

NCInnovation, the nonprofit aiming to aid in the commercialization of public university research and financed with $500 million in taxpayer funds, is the subject of an audit investigation by the North Carolina Office of State Auditor (OSA). The OSA investigation and its scope were discussed Monday by NCI board members during a special meeting of the Audit Committee.

Jeff Moore

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Hospital association/RTI study: Transforming sickness into economic health

A report paid for by the N.C. Hospital Association and prepared by the Research Triangle Institute has, from an economics perspective, a number of flaws. Its most outrageous implication, however, is that getting sick is good for the economy. According to a press release from the NCHA, the study concludes North Carolina’s “hospitals and health care systems boost...

Dr. Roy Cordato
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Official: ‘Inaccurate’ Study May Harm Transfer Program Between Community Colleges, UNC

A report commissioned by the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Community College System on the potential impact of the North Carolina Guaranteed Admission Program contains inaccurate information that should be acknowledged during legislative discussions about any changes in NCGAP, says George Fouts, interim president of the NCCCS. Passed into law last year by...

Kari Travis
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House Would Spend Nearly $1 Billion More than McCrory

RALEIGH — The spending plan would exceed anticipated growth in inflation and population over the two-year budget cycle. It also faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where leader Phil Berger has suggested his chamber wants to use an unanticipated budget surplus to build up state reserves or provide additional tax relief.

CJ Staff
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UPDATED: Bill Freezing Renewable Mandate Squeaks Through First Vote

RALEIGH — After two hours of discussion and comment earlier this afternoon, House Bill 298, a measure freezing the state’s renewable energy portfolio standard, squeaked through a House Commerce subcommittee 11-10. Republicans Tom Murray of Wake County and Ruth Samuelson of Mecklenburg County joining eight Democrats opposing the bill.

Rick Henderson