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...
Read MoreChapel 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...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreSchool 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....
Read MorePresident 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...
Read MoreThe 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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At Thursday’s Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board meeting, some said the 2015-16 budget should put more money into narrowing achievement gaps between groups of students – for example between white and black students.
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This initial proposed budget totals $73 million. Once board members hash out the details, they will request funds from Orange County commissioners. The proposed budget will require a $3.36 property tax increase.
Read MoreRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Highlights of Gov. Pat McCrory’s $21.5 billion spending plan released Thursday for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Unless otherwise noted, the dollars amounts are for the 2015-16 year only. For spending...
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