Sen. Deanna Ballard Announces Campaign for Lt. Governor
Former Sen. Deanna Ballard today announced her candidacy for North Carolina Lt. Governor.
Deanna Ballard
Thomas Stith III the next president of the NC Community College System
A native of Durham, Thomas A. Stith III was named by the State Board of Community Colleges as a new system president. The State Board of Community Colleges voted in a 10:00 am board meeting. Thomas served as Chief of Staff to Governor Pat McCrory from 2013 to 2017 and was a councilman for the City of Durham from 1999 to 2007.
Is the $427 million Leandro action plan dead on arrival with lawmakers?
by Lindsay Marchello, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Judge David Lee, the overseer of the Leandro case, approved a plan on Tuesday, Sept. 1, calling for millions more in education spending to meet North Carolina’s constitutional obligation to provide a sound, bas
Cooper would slash school voucher program to pay for education wish-list
by Lindsay Marchello, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget proposal would seize millions from school choices programs and divert it to public schools. Cooper’s plan could eventually cripple the programs while at the same time propping up failing public
GOP lawmakers call Cooper’s budget proposal ‘spend now, pray later’
by Julie Havlak , Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH, N.C. — On August 26, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper proposed a $25 billion General Fund budget to expand Medicaid, increase unemployment benefits, give teachers higher bonuses, and cut funding to Opportunity Scholarships. Republ
Critics say Durham schools’ ‘learning centers’ will widen educational inequities
by Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Durham Public Schools won’t let your children attend class at their buildings for a while. But if you want to use their space as a “learning center,” you can … for a price. The move has riled lawmakers who consider the fees to
Carolina Journal politics week in review, Aug. 10-14
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Dropped lawsuit: Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has dropped his lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper over the governor’s COVID-19 executive orders. Josh Stei