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North Carolina lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a veto override of a bill that would commit nearly $6.5 billion in state funding for private school vouchers over the next decade. The Opportunity Scholarships have evolved over the past decade from a small $10 million pilot program, to a major budget expense that could transform education in the state.
North Carolina lawmakers pass $273M Helene relief bill with voting changes to more counties
North Carolina legislators completed an initial $273 million relief package on Wednesday to help spur recovery from Hurricane Helene, desc
North Carolina lawmakers to vote on initial Helene relief
North Carolina General Assembly leaders said Friday that they’re prepared to approve initial disaster relief next week to address Hurricane He
Gov. Cooper vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to expanded private school vouchers and immigration enforcement. The Republican plan that Cooper rejected Friday also orders sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigrant agents searching jails for people who may be in the country unlawfully.
North Carolina lawmakers approve more voucher funds and order sheriffs to aid immigration agents
The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature has passed a supplemental spending bill that does away with a large waitlist for private school vouchers. The bill also directs sheriffs to assist federal immigration agents seeking jail inmates.
North Carolina House Rep. Jeffrey Elmore resigning before term ends
A longtime advocate for Republican K-12 education policies in the North Carolina House is resigning from his seat a few months before his term was to end. Rep. Jeffrey Elmore of Wilkes County will step down effective Friday afternoon.
North Carolina state Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr. dies at 75
State Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr., a scion of an influential civil rights family in North Carolina who advocated for legalizing medical cannabis, died Friday. He was 75.
Guilford Democrats choose Tracy Clark to fill unexpired House 57 seat
Clark will fill out the unexpired term of Ashton Clemmons, who announced last month she was stepping down.
Families rally to urge North Carolina lawmakers to fully fund private-school vouchers
Dozens of North Carolina parents came to Raleigh to urge Republican legislators to fully fund scholarships for children to attend private and religious schools.