NC GOP lawmakers let down disabled students by funding private school vouchers | Opinion
Republican lawmakers in NC handed $463 million to private schools, which aren’t held to the same federal standards of ...
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North Carolina: “GOP candidate protests the ballots cast by his opponent’s parents in state Supreme Court race”
WUNC: The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to certify the 2024 elections, except for a handful of contests under recount and protest. That includes the race for a seat ...
North Carolina's governor has vetoed a GOP bill that would weaken his successor and other Democrats
Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation on Tuesday that would strip powers from several Democrats elected ...
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N.C. legislature overrides veto, implements ICE compliance for local sheriffs
House Bill 10 approved both new immigration compliance regulations and funding for private school vouchers. The bill requires ...
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ Budget Boosts Funding For School Choice Expansion
Milton Friedman isn’t running the show anymore,” Joe Biden said in 2020. Four years after that comment, however, it's clear ...
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‘Unjust Debts’: UNC’s Melissa Jacoby on Bankruptcy Law, and the Need for Reform
UNC law professor Melissa Jacoby discusses "Unjust Debts," her new book on the need for reform in U.S. bankruptcy law - and ...
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“The Surprising Impact of North Carolina’s New Voter ID Law”
NY Times: 2024 is the first general election under the state’s new voter ID law. Overall, the new voter ID law did not result in many votes being rejected. That said, the current law is significantly ...
Incoming NC auditor Dave Boliek says he didn’t seek new powers over state elections board
On the campaign trail, Boliek said he wanted to audit the State Board of Elections. Now, he could gain the power to appoint ...
9 Durham government employees under fire in 2024: What we know. What they won’t tell us.
On Sept. 9, Jade Shanicia Lanique Robertson, a guard who had worked for the Sheriff’s Office since 2019, was fired amid ...
NC Supreme Court unveils portrait of first African American woman to serve as justice
The Supreme Court of North Carolina unveiled the portrait of retired Associate Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson, the first ...
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VETO OVERRIDE: ICE Bill and School Choice Funding Become North Carolina Law
Raleigh, N.C. – Republicans in the legislature have overridden a veto from Gov. Roy Cooper to enact House Bill 10, Require ICE Cooperation & Budget Adjustments, into law. This is ...
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GOP overrides Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of school voucher, ICE bill
About $460 million is now available for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program for the 2024-25 school year.