State Of The State: McCrory Calls For Tax And Education Changes
Republican Governor Pat McCrory delivered his first State of the State speech to North Carolinians Monday night. He promised to make state government more efficient through a series of cost-cutting...
View ArticleGauging The Reaction To State Of The State Speech
Gov. Pat McCrory is the first Republican Governor in North Carolina for 20 years. So, many looked with anticipation to his first State of the State address this past Monday to see what kind of governor...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Lawmakers Reject Medicaid Expansion
North Carolina’s Republican Lawmakers are sticking by conservative principles early in Gov. Pat McCrory’s first term. Last week, he signed legislation cutting unemployment benefits. The move was an...
View ArticleHow Will The Sequester Impact North Carolina?
No grand bargain has been reached between the White House and Congress on a budget, leaving some North Carolinians wondering how hard the sequester will hit the state.
View ArticleGovernor Signs Brownfields Agreement In Charlotte
State officials have signed an agreement to clean up a former Superfund site near Charlotte. The deal is part of a project to create an eco-industrial park on a nearly 670-acre site. The site was once...
View ArticleGovernor Releases $20.6 Billion Budget Proposal
Governor Pat McCrory released his budget proposal earlier today. It’s a $20.6 billion plan that emphasizes spending on education and economic development and sets aside money for emergencies. It...
View ArticleMcCrory Budget Targets UNC System For Cuts
As he unveiled his proposed $20.6 billion dollar budget yesterday, the banner behind Governor Pat McCrory trumpeted the three initiatives he wanted to emphasize. It read: “Economy. Education....
View ArticleGov.'s Budget Shifts Funding For Economy Projects
This week's budget proposal from Gov. Pat McCrory includes tweaks to funding for economic development programs. The governor unveiled his spending plan Wednesday. It would add money to a new economic...
View ArticleMcCrory Wants Rehabilitation Before Incarceration
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory introduced his first budget proposal this week and within the measure calls on state legislators to restore seven million of dollars in funding for drug courts. The...
View ArticleNC Chamber Outlines Path To Economic Growth
Governor McCrory spoke Wednesday at a North Carolina Chamber event in Greensboro about how he believes the state can best grow the economy and create jobs. The Republican leader of the state offered...
View ArticleGovernor's Office Eliminates Latino Affairs Office
Governor Pat McCrory's office says it no longer has a staff member devoted to Hispanic affairs. The governor's staff says the duties of the state's Latino office will go to another office that handles...
View ArticleGovernor Wants Managed Care For Medicaid
Governor Pat McCrory has announced a plan that could privatize the state's Medicaid program that serves low-income people.The state will hold a competitive bidding process for three big managed-care...
View ArticleMcCrory Declares Rev. Billy Graham ‘North Carolina’s Favorite Son’
It’s not every day that you’re called somebody’s favorite son, but if you’re Billy Graham, you might be accustomed to earning superlative titles. He has been voted one of the “Ten Most Admired Men in...
View ArticleThe Iron Lady Leaves Her Fingerprints On North Carolina Politics
Margaret Thatcher is as divisive in death as she was in life. Even as many around the world mourn her loss this week, others celebrate it. London police are bracing for protests and possible violence...
View ArticleState Leaders Propose Transportation Funding Changes
Governor Pat McCrory wants a new method of funding transportation projects in order to spur economic growth. He says the way the state has approached transportation projects has not favored areas that...
View ArticleLawmakers Divided Over Commissions Compromise
Legislators in Raleigh can't agree over a bill that would revamp several important state boards and commissions.Members of the House and Senate have worked to reach a compromise for several weeks over...
View ArticleHow Does Money Affect An Election?
The previous State Elections Board's term expired just as they were beginning to investigate $235,000 of allegedly illegal political donations. The donations implicate Gov. Pat McCrory and legislators...
View ArticleVIDEO: Gov. McCrory Gives GOP Response To President Obama's Weekly Address
Gov. Pat McCrory gave a national audience a glimpse into reforms he wants to implement in North Carolina. He delivered this past weekend's GOP response to President Obama's weekly address. McCrory...
View ArticleProposed Board Splits Charter Advocates
Charter schools have been around in North Carolina for about a decade and a half, and for most of that time, the relationship between charters and traditional public schools has alternated between...
View ArticleTwo Teacher Training Programs, One Spot In The Budget
Back in the 1980s, North Carolina had a serious teacher problem. There were shortages in much of the state, but the bigger problem wasn’t how many teachers, but who they were.“We had a real need to...
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