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Keep North Carolina filthy: Proposed budget could limit cities, counties from...
The proposed state budget contains language that could constrain local governments from enforcing littering ordinances. (File photo: Lisa Sorg)This story has been updated with comments from Scott...
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Democrats make a final, unsuccessful push against school voucher expansion
Rep. Ashton Wheeler Clemmons discusses school vouchers during budget debate Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (Photo: Screenshot from livestream of budget hearing.) Democratic lawmakers on Thursday vigorously...
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$30 billion NC budget giving Republicans new powers nears final legislative...
NC Senate votes on $30 billion state budget Thursday. (Photo: Lynn Bonner)Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly used the state budget to give themselves more power while at the same time...
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State budget includes money for PFAS, higher fees for electric cars, DEQ...
Firefighting foam, used at airports and military bases, has been identified as a source of toxic PFAS chemicals. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fire Administration)More than $55 million is included in the...
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Weekend reads: What to know about NC’s new $30 billion budget
NC General Assembly (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Gov. Cooper will let state budget bill become law without his signature North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (Photo: Screengrab from video feed) By Lynn Bonner...
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Budget sets tight timeline, new specifics for controversial new school at...
The "Old Well" -- symbol of UNC- Chapel Hill. Photo: www.unc.eduWhen the General Assembly’s Republican majority revealed and passed a new budget in a whirlwind 48 hours last week, it set an aggressive...
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Gov. Cooper does the right thing on the state budget bill
Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday he will veto SB 747. (Photo: Screengrab Gov. Cooper YouTube channel)The post Gov. Cooper does the right thing on the state budget bill appeared first on NC...
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Reporter Joe Killian on the effort by Republican lawmakers to remake our...
Reporter Joe Killian (File Photo) For several years now, North Carolina’s Republican-dominated state legislature has been pursuing a determined effort to overhaul the state’s university system. Whether...
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Senator Natasha Marcus weighs in on the state budget, Medicaid expansion and...
Senator Natasha Marcus (Photo: NCGA) After an extended period of inactivity that’s left the state without a new budget for the first quarter of the new fiscal year, the state legislature kicked things...
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The Public’s Right to No
Cartoon by John ColeThe post The Public’s Right to No appeared first on NC Newsline.
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NC GOP lawmakers betray a surprising lack of confidence
North Carolina General Assembly (File Photo)North Carolina Republican legislators have rarely, if ever, been in a stronger position. Their leaders — Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House...
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What are GOP legislative leaders so afraid of?
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore Stream and subscribe | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts The post What are GOP legislative leaders so afraid of? appeared first...
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Putting moneyed interests over people
The North Carolina Education Building in Raleigh. (Photo: Clayton Henkel)Legislative leaders are knowingly violating the constitutional rights of North Carolina’s 1.5 million public school students in...
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Lawmakers persist in unwarranted meddling at UNC
The historic South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Photo: Clayton Henkel) The post Lawmakers persist in unwarranted meddling at UNC appeared first on NC Newsline.
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Rep. Joe John on how policy provisions in the state budget will reshape NC’s...
Rep. Joe John (Wake Co.) (Photo: NCGA) After a delay that stretched almost three months into the new fiscal year, Republican legislators unveiled a massive budget document on September 20 and then...
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Outrages from the new state budget continue to surface
North Carolina General Assembly (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Stream and subscribe | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts The post Outrages from the new state budget continue to surface appeared first...
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More bad laws continue to emerge from flawed state budget
Public Strong School advocates -- many of whom criticized the state's new "Parents Bill of Rights" law -- listen during a Chatham County Board of Education meeting. Photo/Greg Childress Stream and...
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Sen. Natalie Murdock on the good, the bad, and the very ugly in North...
Senator Natalie Murdock (Photo: NCGA) As you’ve probably heard by now, the North Carolina General Assembly has finally voted to expand the state’s Medicaid program – thereby making affordable health...
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NC Treasurer criticizes GOP legislators budget provision allowing public...
State Treasurer Dale Folwell (Photo: Screen grab from media availability) State Treasurer Dale Folwell said efforts by the Republican-controlled General Assembly to restrict access to important public...
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More regressive tax cuts are the last thing North Carolina needs
Photo: Getty ImagesThe post More regressive tax cuts are the last thing North Carolina needs appeared first on NC Newsline.
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Leandro: Stuck in reverse
Cartoon by John ColeCartoon by John Cole The post Leandro: Stuck in reverse appeared first on NC Newsline.
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Budget provision impacting state pension system raises concerns
State Treasurer Dale Folwell (Photo: nctreasurer.com video stream)The post Budget provision impacting state pension system raises concerns appeared first on NC Newsline.
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House Democratic Leader Robert Reives recaps the legislative session and the...
House Minority Leader Robert Reives (Photo: NCGA) The job of leading North Carolina House Democrats – a diverse group with an array of ideologies and priorities — has always been a tough job. And in...
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NC legislators must continue to increase nursing home residents’ personal...
The author says North Carolina legislators must do more to help nursing home residents with basic necessities of life. Photo: Getty ImagesMillions of adults will rely on some form of long-term care as...
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A company received state funds for STEM classes. It also operates a military...
ETI's "Force Modernization Range," a military and law enforcement training facility. (Screenshot: N.C. State Industry Expansion Solutions video about ETI)On its face, the Emerging Technology Institute...
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