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Orange County Set to Adopt Operating Budget

Posted by Staff | Jun 21, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

The Orange County Board of Commissioners is set to finalize the 2016-2017 budget Tuesday, without an additional tax increase. During Thursday’s meeting, the Board voted to increase funding for the two local school districts to...

Chapel Hill Approves $103 Million Budget

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 15, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

The Town of Chapel Hill is proceeding into the new fiscal year with a newly adopted $103 million budget. The budget is balanced and requires no tax increase – the third consecutive year without such an increase. The Town Council...

Budget Approval On Docket for Chapel Hill Town Council

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 13, 2016 | Local Government

The Chapel Hill Town Council could adopt its final operating budget at its meeting Monday night. Town manager Roger Stancil presented the recommended budget to the Town Council in early May. There have been three subsequent work...

Busy Week for Orange County Commissioners with Meeting and Budget Work Session

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 7, 2016 | Local Government

The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting Tuesday night ahead of a budget work session on Thursday night. Public comment will be taken at the meeting on Tuesday, among the other issues being considered...

CHCCS Working Through Budget Questions

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 6, 2016 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools assistant superintendent Todd LoFrese said at the Board of Education meeting last Thursday that the system is receiving new information regarding the budgetary process, but that does not...

Chapel Hill Town Council Budget Work Session Canceled

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 5, 2016 | Local Government

A Chapel Hill Town Council budget work session that had been tentatively scheduled for Monday has been canceled. The council is considering the budget put forward by town manager Roger Stancil and held a work session on the...

Meyer: House Budget “Doesn’t Go Far Enough”

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 25, 2016 | Featured, State Government

The North Carolina House has passed a budget proposal tweaking the two-year spending plan passed during the long legislative session last year. Now, it’s the North Carolina Senate’s turn to produce a budget. From there work will...

Teacher Pay Focus of County Budget Discussion

Posted by Staff | May 19, 2016 | Featured, Local Government, News

School funding, specifically teacher pay, was the focus of Thursday’s public hearing on next year’s Orange County budget. The Board of Commissioners meeting was held at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill....

President’s New Proposal Could Help Orange County Kids

Posted by Staff | Jan 29, 2016 | Pre-K - 12 Education

President Obama announced Wednesday he plans for ask Congress for $12 billion over the next ten years to help feed school kids during the summer. For low-income families, a free or reduced-price lunch is 5 meals a week for a...

Thousands of NC Teacher Assistants in Limbo

Posted by Staff | Jun 30, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The General Assembly passed a stop-gap spending measure Tuesday. The bill keeps the government funded until mid-August while the chambers grapple over the final budget. But the measure does nothing to ease the concerns of 8,500...

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