N.C. General Assembly Allocates $940M State Surplus to Public Teacher Salaries
Bipartisan compromise bill lifts average educator pay into the top twenty nationally, aiming to curb vacancies across rural school districts.
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North Carolina Lawmakers Approve Historic $1.8B Coastal & Storm Resilience Accord
After marathon negotiations in Raleigh, bipartisan leaders signed off on a landmark package to fortify Outer Banks barrier islands, coastal marshes, and Eastern North Carolina river basins against worsening Atlantic storm surges.
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N.C. Supreme Court Clarifies Judicial Standards for Legislative Boundary Reviews
High court ruling establishes concrete transparency deadlines and public map-submission windows ahead of next cycle's decennial reapportionment.
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