Leandro mandate about 60% funded
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Month: December 2022
A look at NC’s earmarks in omnibus spending bill
The $1.7 billion “omnibus” federal spending bill sailing through Congress this week includes an estimated 7,200 earmarks (or pork spending, if you prefer) totaling about $15 billion, according to The New York TImes.
Auditor finds most federal COVID funds unspent
How much of the state’s $5.4 billion federal COVID recovery funding windfall has been spent so far? Only a fraction of it, the office of State Auditor Beth Wood found in a report released this week.
‘Antiracism’ in N.C. State professor job posting
Should an application to be an N.C. State microbiology professor include the job candidate’s “plans for implementing antiracism and equity-based practice” in the classroom?
Candidate Watch: Council of State
Hal Weatherman, the former chief of staff and campaign manager for Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, has filed paperwork to run for lieutenant governor in 2024.
Supreme Court sides with Department of Revenue in sales tax case
A split N.C. Supreme Court has sided with the N.C. Department of Revenue in a long-running sales tax lawsuit involving an out-of-state company that employs a sales representative here.
Case will test free speech for election board members
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New election ordered in Surry County
John Jonczak isn’t dead. And thanks to a unanimous vote Monday by the State Board of Elections, neither is his candidacy for the Dobson town commission.
N.C. History: The infamous monkey bill
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Indian Affairs commission backs Medicaid expansion
The N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs recently passed a resolution calling for the state to expand Medicaid.
Ruling shows it’s possible to draw districts that both parties can live with
Friday’s redistricting ruling from the N.C. Supreme Court was another not-surprising decision that fell along party lines.
Robinson’s sky-high primary poll numbers
Bad news for Republicans who don’t want Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to be their nominee for governor in 2024: He’s extremely popular with primary voters compared to other potential GOP candidates.
Constitutional amendment proposed for State Board of Education
Should voters decide on a constitutional amendment that would shift educational oversight authority from the State Board of Education to the superintendent of public instruction?
Cancer Society running Medicaid expansion ads
While legislative leaders have said they don’t expect further action on Medicaid expansion until next year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network rolled out new basketball-themed ads this week calling for action.
Candidate Watch: Lieutenant governor
Former U.S. Senate candidate Chris Rey has filed paperwork to run for lieutenant governor in 2024.