Teaching programs fall victim to budget cuts
When the first Republican majority at the N.C. General Assembly since 1898 convened in January, leaders said state spending would have to be cut across ...
Read More »When the first Republican majority at the N.C. General Assembly since 1898 convened in January, leaders said state spending would have to be cut across ...
Read More »Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue has vetoed the state budget proposal authored by the Republican leadership in both the N.C. House of Representatives and Senate. ...
Read More »Universities would now face a cut of 12 percent or $347 million if funding reductions in the Senate budget were adopted in the bill’s final version, ...
Read More »Not all lobbyists are employed by the most powerful companies in the state. Some are just concerned constituents, or even students. For Mary Cooper, ...
Read More »The Republican leadership in the N.C. Senate unveiled its budget proposal today in the six appropriations committees, recommending a 12.4 percent cut ...
Read More »North Carolina might be one step closer to becoming the final Southern state to ban same-sex marriage in its constitution if legislation at the General ...
Read More »Two early childhood development programs that are used in Orange County could face cuts up to 20 percent if the N.C. House of Representatives budget is ...
Read More »Public education officials in the UNC system, community colleges and K-12 schools are bracing for deep budget cuts. But exactly how deep they will be ...
Read More »If state funding for Governor’s School is cut, the merit-based program could become prohibitively expensive for some students, said Mary Watson, director ...
Read More »In the wake of a proposed budget cut totaling $483 million in state funding for the UNC system, students are taking action.Four members of UNC Young Democrats ...
Read More »It might have not been as high as 30 percent, but it was enough to scare UNC-system administrators. The N.C. House appropriations subcommittee on education ...
Read More »Some high school students might have to change their summer plans if a proposed budget is passed by the N.C. General Assembly. The proposal of the N.C. ...
Read More »The announcement of 16 new members to the UNC-system Board of Governors is causing an outcry from Democrats in the N.C. General Assembly. Democratic legislators ...
Read More »Teachers and lawmakers across the state are voicing concerns over a new law that eliminates end-of-course exams in four high school courses. The law ...
Read More »A new bill in the N.C. General Assembly could increase the number of billboards Orange County drivers pass, but not all officials are convinced of the ...
Read More »A new payment plan the N.C. General Assembly passed last week could bring some hospitals more money from the federal government.
Read More »A proposed bill requiring all voters to present a valid, government issued photo ID to cast a ballot is expected to not only raise an outcry but also ...
Read More »Number three. That is what Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, thought her Senate license plate would read when two senior senators gave up their seats last ...
Read More »Light may soon be shed on what happens behind closed doors in the N.C. General Assembly. Just in time for Sunshine Week Republican lawmakers are pushing ...
Read More »Two versions of a bill to establish a student vote on the UNC-system Board of Governors have sat motionless in their respective chambers of the state ...
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