Democrats Outraise GOP In Race For Local NCGA Seats
Local Democrats running for state House and Senate seats are outstripping their Republican opponents when it comes to campaign fundraising.
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CHCCS Faces $900k Budget Gap And Loss of 22 TAs
With the new state spending plan in place, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are facing a nearly one million dollar budget gap.
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Local Teachers Lukewarm On New Pay Plan
Governor Pat McCrory has signed off on a budget plan that includes pay raises for teachers, but local school officials say the response from educators has been lukewarm.
Read MoreNCGA Approves New Teacher Pay Plan
After weeks of wrangling, the General Assembly voted last week for a $21 billion budget that includes an average seven percent pay raise for teachers.
Read MoreOC Commissioner Blasts Proposed NCGA Measure on County Taxes
The North Carolina Senate appears to be serious about a measure that would prohibit counties from calling sales tax referenda for use toward both transportation and education.
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NCGA Budget Impasse Leaves Local TA’s In Limbo
Nearly 100 teaching assistants in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system are in limbo, waiting to find out if they’ll still have jobs when school starts.
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Local Schools In Limbo Awaiting State Budget
As state lawmakers wrangle over the budget, Chapel Hill-Carrboro school officials are struggling to anticipate how funding cuts will impact local classrooms.
Read MoreNC GOP Unpopular – But Are They In Danger?
Public Policy Polling director Tom Jensen says the GOP isn’t likely to lose control of the NCGA in 2014.
Read MoreLocal Electeds React To State Senate Budget
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt and CHCCS board member James Barrett react to the Senate budget and other actions by the NCGA.
Read MoreThree NCGA Legislators From Orange Give a Preview of the Short Session
The short session of the North Carolina General Assembly begins Wednesday. Three state legislators from Orange County, all Democrats, spoke recently with WCHL about their expectations for this session.
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