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NC budget raises sports-betting tax, adds prediction markets
New NC budget raises sports-betting taxes, redirects revenue to public universities, and creates a new tax on prediction markets.
Opinion
The most expensive paint job in CMS
The deeper harm in these cases is not the legal fees and settlements. It is the message sent to students that expressing their beliefs can make them a target of the government.
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NC Senate bill targets teacher shortage, expands community college workforce training
An NC Senate committee on May 13 unanimously advanced Senate Bill 991, which would expand workforce training for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities from 15 to 25 community colleges, commission a study of accelerated teacher pathways, and fund a $4.9 million digital credential system.
Opinion
In defense of university faculty
Whatever shortcomings exist in American higher education (and we acknowledge that there are many), they cannot be solved by undermining the tenets of free speech and due process that enable the institution to function in the first place.
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UNCW draws nationwide coverage over Kirk memorial incident
UNCW’s spirit rock memorial for Charlie Kirk was defaced with buckets of paint by students
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Former auditor nominee arrested for threats to lawmakers over shrimping regulation
A former political candidate from Brunswick County has been arrested on federal charges after allegedly threatening to kill more than "40 North Carolina lawmakers" in response to legislation affecting the shrimping industry.
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NCInnovation faces scrutiny over tax filings as $13 million in grants approved
NCInnovation, a nonprofit that has received hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds to spur commercialization of public university research, amended a key tax document after failing to indicate a previously made IRS election on its 2023 Form 990, one that could shield it from potential lobbying violations.
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Budget proposal would double sports-betting tax
NC would become the state with the 4th highest tax on sports betting, at 36%, under the Senate budget proposal.
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NC universities receive over $17 million in sports betting tax revenue
UNC universities benefit from sports betting tax revenue.
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UNC system projects in House budget: Poe Hall, an engineering school, and a new admissions data dashboard
Among the notable items in the North Carolina House budget released on Monday night is new funding for a school of engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill, and requirements that the medical programs are following merit-based policies.
Opinion
It’s clear to this former NAACP leader that DEI does more harm than good
Woody White and others in the UNC System are moving to end DEI in the state's public universities. As a former NAACP leader, I believe it's the right move.
Opinion
Time for the UNC System to end DEI
The words “diversity, equity, and inclusion” have positive meanings that solicit broad, generic support for their core definitions. When I first heard them used together, 10 or so years ago, like everyone else, I thought they were a modern-day iteration of Dr. King’s message of bringing all people together and leveling the playing field for...
