RALEIGH — The North Carolina Senate last week approved an additional $463.5 million over the next two years to clear the Opportunity Scholarship Program’s 54,800-deep waitlist. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) said before the […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper released the final budget proposal of his two-term tenure on April 24. The 223-page proposal is for FY 2024-2025 and has more than $34.5 billion in appropriations. “This budget is […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly returned for the short session on Wednesday with a handful of items on its agenda. Lawmakers will take up adjustments to the latest budget, including the possibility of […]
RALEIGH — Letters demanding information from at least 15 private schools and an unknown number of pregnancy centers sent this month also included threats of charging those entities with misdemeanors if they did not comply. […]
RALEIGH — Sixteen private schools want sanctions placed on the N.C. Association of Educators of $25,000, according to a motion filed in the case involving the state’s popular Opportunity Scholarship Program. The schools, all religious […]
RALEIGH — The N.C. Association of Educators (NCAE) dropped its lawsuit against North Carolina’s popular Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), according to a filing with the Wake County Superior Court last week. “Plaintiffs hereby notice the dismissal of all […]
RALEIGH — On the same day the House unveiled its budget proposal, Senate Republicans filed a bill that essentially expands the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) to all K-12 families. Senate Education Committee Chairs Sens. […]
RALEIGH — General Assembly lawmakers in the House unveiled their $29.7 billion budget proposal on March 29. The budget contains several spending items related to mental health while adding $100 million to the disaster recovery […]
RALEIGH — Two scholarship programs would be consolidated under a recently filed House bill. House Bill 420, titled “Expand & Consolidate K-12 Scholarships,” was filed on March 22 by Reps. Donnie Loftis (R-Gaston), David Willis (R-Union) and John Bradford […]
RALEIGH — House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain), joined by House budget chairs, unveiled the chamber’s $29.7 billion budget proposal at a press conference on March 29. The 2023 Appropriations Act contains a number of […]
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