The N&O writes another yawner about the state budget, warning - you guessed it - against the state government not spending enough of your money. Here's the opening ... Keep Reading
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Fund for Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Could Be Dead for this Session (Updated)
Senate Democrats may have killed their chance to establish a multi-million dollar fund to compensate people who were sterilized under the Eugenics program. The House budget ... Keep Reading
NC Senate Dems Call Pay Plan for Teachers in Senate Budget Punitive; GOP Denies
State Senate Democrats focused their criticism on the education portion of the Senate spending plan drawn up by Republican leaders. The debate in the Senate Appropriations ... Keep Reading
NC Dem Charge of “War on Women” Brings Angry GOP Rebuff
State House legislators were debating the budget written by Republican leaders. One provision diverted funding for family planning from private providers to local public health ... Keep Reading
Rally Counters Dems With Call for More Funding of Private Education
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Gov. Perdue Unveils What Some Consider Her “DOA” Budget
Democratic Governor Beverly Perdue offered her spending plan for the next fiscal year Thursday morning. It increases spending by nearly $1 billion and restores cuts made by ... Keep Reading
Education Reform Legislation Introduced in NC Senate
State Senate leaders filed legislation Monday (4/23) with a set of measures aimed at reforming public education in North Carolina. The Excellent Public Schools Act would make major ... Keep Reading
Lawmakers Motivated to Keep Session Short
One group has a good outline of what's expected for the next session of the GA, noting: "With a very active campaign season expected for the summer and fall due to ... Keep Reading
Tax Burden Keeps North Carolina Down in National Economic Outlook Ranking
North Carolina is ranked 23rd overall among the states in the new Economic Outlook Ranking from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). That's only a slight improvement ... Keep Reading
N&O Tells a Whopper on Public Education
I sent in the following letter to the N&O, in response to the whopper told in this editorial. The N&O editors, in discussing public education funding in the FY 2011-12 ... Keep Reading
