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Republican budget writers in the General Assembly are bristling after the judge in the long-running Leandro school funding case set an arbitrary deadline of Oct. 18 for lawmakers to fund the court-ordered plan.
Published: Monday, October 25th, 2021 @ 4:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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When our General Assembly convened January 13th for the 2021 session, they had two main tasks: passing a state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and drawing new districts for congressional, legislative and local governments.
Published: Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 @ 12:28 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Teachers and retirees are suffering without a budget in place, two freshman Democratic lawmakers said during a March 10 news conference.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2020 @ 8:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Strives to Meet Goal of 2 Million Residents with a High-Quality Postsecondary Degree or Credential by 2030
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 8:57 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolinians support Governor Roy Cooper’s push for increased school funding, higher teacher pay raises and affordable healthcare by wide margins, a new poll release Friday shows.
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 @ 8:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Don’t despair North Carolina, despite continuing cries the state is without a budget — even after months of consternation, frustration, accusations, political wrangling, and dead–end negotiations.
Published: Friday, January 24th, 2020 @ 6:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Cooper met with teachers in Durham to talk about the need for a significant pay raise.
Published: Monday, November 25th, 2019 @ 3:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper called on legislators to stand with him and North Carolina’s teachers to demand negotiations on a real pay raise for all educators on the state payroll.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 8:11 am
By: Governor's Office
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On Tuesday, Governor Cooper announced the creation of the Governor's Advisory Council on Film, Television and Digital Streaming at Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2019 @ 10:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper held a roundtable discussion with teachers and administrators at Dixon Elementary School in Onslow County.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 @ 11:01 am
By: Governor's Office
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On Wednesday, Governor Cooper announced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) had granted the Governor’s request for a disaster declaration for Carteret, Dare, Hyde and New Hanover and 10 other counties.
Published: Monday, October 21st, 2019 @ 12:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It’s been 100 days since Governor Roy Cooper and Democrats offered Republicans a balanced budget compromise.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2019 @ 8:25 am
By: Governor's Office
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The legislature has once again gone on vacation without doing anything for teachers who have started the school year without a state-funded pay raise.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 @ 5:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper heard from local educators in a roundtable discussion at North Buncombe Elementary School.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2019 @ 8:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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As legislative Republicans refuse to compromise with Governor Roy Cooper, another week has passed without a raise for North Carolina teachers.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 11:10 am
By: Governor's Office
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Lawmakers will continue to consider mini-budgets. For now.
Published: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 @ 5:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper has declared a State of Emergency for all 100 counties in North Carolina in preparation of Hurricane Dorian.
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 1:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It’s been 51 days since Governor Cooper presented a balanced compromise budget offer.
Published: Friday, August 30th, 2019 @ 7:30 am
By: Governor's Office
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It’s been 44 days since Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders presented a balanced compromise budget offer that included a robust teacher pay raise.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 8:22 am
By: Governor's Office
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It has been 37 days since Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced compromise budget offer with Republican legislators. And for 37 days, Republican leaders have continued in vain to override the Governor’s veto.
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2019 @ 7:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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Twenty-three days after Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced compromise budget offer to Republican leaders, they have still not yet returned a counteroffer.
Published: Sunday, August 4th, 2019 @ 6:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It’s been 22 days since Governor Cooper and Democratic legislators sent a compromise budget offer to Republican legislators. And for 22 days, Republican legislators have refused to make a counteroffer, instead doing anything possible to avoid negotiating.
Published: Thursday, August 1st, 2019 @ 5:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A bill allowing federal funds to continue flowing to North Carolina hasn’t earned Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature yet, but one political analyst said it would be wise for the governor to let it become law.
Published: Thursday, August 1st, 2019 @ 11:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Twenty-one days. That’s how long it has been since Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders sent a compromise budget offer to Republican legislators.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 @ 12:27 pm
By: Governor's Office
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An appropriations bill approved by the General Assembly ensures federal money can flow into certain programs as the stalemate over the budget continues.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A move to keep funding state programs that count on federal money is moving through the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 12:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, Governor Cooper and Democratic legislators put forward a detailed, responsible compromise budget proposal and invited Republican legislative leaders to meet and negotiate.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 2:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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After several starts and stops, on Tuesday, July 9, the N.C. House failed to vote on an override of the governor’s budget bill.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 8:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate passed a $24 billion General Fund spending plan without debate. The House took nearly an hour Thursday, June 27, before following suit and approving the 2019-21 compromise proposal, House Bill 966.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 4:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Senators opposing North Carolina’s onerous certificate-of-need laws have no plans to stop pushing reforms.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 12:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Earlier this year Governor Cooper vetoed the compromise budget drafted by Republicans in the state House and Senate. The budget added thousands of slots to the state's pre-K program and eliminated 75% of the waitlist for at-risk children
Published: Thursday, August 31st, 2017 @ 12:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Additional funding allocated in the state's two-year budget for the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program could more than double the number of students taking advantage of vouchers to attend private schools by the 2016-17 school year.
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2015 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On a steamy Tuesday afternoon in Raleigh, the NC House of Representatives voted 112-0 not to concur with the Senate's version of the 2015-2016 Budget (House Bill #97). Now, hard core negotiating begins.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 10:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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