The budget our legislature has passed is the cherry on top of the upside-down power grab cake our lawmakers have been baking since January.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 12:11 am
By: Tom Campbell
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What can you do when already-powerful politicians grab more and more power?
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 9:25 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina’s 58 community colleges are the red-headed stepchildren of our education system.
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 9:28 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Jack Bagwell and Shelley White were tapped Friday, Sept. 20, to lead two N.C. community colleges.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The selection of Peter Hans to head our state's Community College System was expected, especially after it became known that Governor Roy Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger jointly wrote a letter to the selection committee making it clear Hans was their choice
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:08 am
By: Tom Campbell
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State Senator Bill Rabon is the latest Republican leader who has come out with a strong endorsement of Conservative businessman Clark Twiddy for the North Carolina Senate
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 9:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A three-judge panel is currently tasked with interpreting one of our state's thorniest issues, namely who is in charge of public education. Is it to be the State Board of Education or the state Superintendent of Public Instruction?
Published: Sunday, July 2nd, 2017 @ 9:00 am
By: Tom Campbell
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State Treasurer Janet Cowell's surprise announcement she wouldn't seek re-election left many wondering who should be the next "keeper of the public purse."
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 1:31 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Although the gap between Republicans and Democrats in North Carolina is rather wide on a number of issues - tax policy, Medicaid expansion, and campaign-finance laws come to mind - there are still some prospects for bipartisan cooperation in 2015 and beyond.
Published: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 @ 1:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As an update on the recent discussions regarding the state community college system budget for 2015-2016, I received an email from a fellow community college president following the recent State Community College Board retreat. As expected, the state board revised the recommendations made by the...
Published: Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 @ 2:25 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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When the North Carolina legislature convenes in January 2015, the North Carolina Community College Presidents and system office are expected to make a "significant pay increase" for our faculty and staff the top priority in the expansion budget - which funds new programs and expenses - for the...
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 11:04 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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The Beaufort County Board of Trustees on Thursday held its spring retreat with student loans and changes to the board's bylaws and constitution on its agenda.
Published: Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 @ 6:02 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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BCCC will begin registration Monday, Sept. 16, for the "Great Eight" courses that will begin Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Published: Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 @ 1:49 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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The governing board of the N.C. Community College System recognized Beaufort County Community College's Academic Excellence Award winner at a ceremony held recently on the BCCC campus.
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2013 @ 12:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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