For the week of
August 03, 2012
- carolinajournal.com
Reaction of the Week
RALEIGH — The Burke County Republican who
introduced a bill aimed at expanding Advanced Placement participation
among low-income students says he plans to take up the measure again
when the state legislature convenes in January.
“I think it’s reasonable to consider it might pass [during the next session],” Rep. Hugh Blackwell told Carolina Journal. “The reason it didn’t go further in the short session is lack of funding. I didn’t want to push it.”
House Bill 965, sponsored by Blackwell and three other Republicans, died
when the education appropriations committee failed to take action
before adjournment in July. The bill had one Democratic co-sponsor, Rep.
Becky Carney of Mecklenburg County.
Under the proposed legislation, N.C. high school students who scored a 3
or better on most AP tests would have been eligible to receive college
credit in exchange for the passing grade. Teachers would have received a
$50 bonus for each student who received a 3 or better, the equivalent
of a C grade, on an AP test.
Support seemed to split along party lines, with Democratic lawmakers
generally opposing bonuses based on individual teachers' success, or
lack thereof.
News Features
CJ: Legislative ‘dashboard’ lets lawmakers track bills electronically
RALEIGH — The days of lawmakers rummaging through stacks of paper on their chamber desks could be numbered. The General Assembly this past short session participated in a
“paperless pilot program” during which they tested out an online
“chamber dashboard” to follow debate as amendments were being offered
and laws were being made. CJ: Entrepreneurs take umbrage at Obama’s remarks
RALEIGH — President Obama’s statement — “If
you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that
happen” — made at a July 13 speech in Roanoke, Va., did not sit well with business owners in North Carolina and across the country.
CJ: Taxiway over I-73 could open PTI development floodgates
GREENSBORO — Officials with Piedmont Triad
International Airport are working busily on an ambitious plan they
believe will be a key part of transforming PTI into an “aerotropolis.”
Duke begins settlement talks with N.C. regulators
CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy has begun settlement talks with the N.C.
Utilities Commission, which is investigating its abrupt change of CEOs
following the merger with Progress Energy. “Our goal is to continue to
work closely with them to try to resolve these issues,” chief executive
Jim Rogers said Thursday. Judge overturns Chapel Hill cellphone ban
DURHAM — Chapel Hill’s mayor and town council will regroup after a judge
overturned the town’s new rules outlawing all cellphone use while
driving and regulating towing. Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson ruled
Thursday that Chapel Hill’s ban on both handheld and hands-free
cellphone calls was pre-empted by the legislature.
Upcoming Events
Monday, August 06, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.
Shaftesbury Society Luncheon
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Q & A with the Reporters & Editors of Carolina Journal
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Capital Quotes
“Wow. It’s a good day, a great way forward for North Carolina.”
— Gov. Bev Perdue, as quoted by the Raleigh News & Observer, talking about the latest high school graduation figures, which showed that over 80 percent of students earned a diploma.
“It’s the worst session for the environment ever.”
— Molly Diggins, state director of the N.C. Sierra Club, talking to the Associated Press about the just-completed session of the General Assembly.
“There is an increased demand for Republican lobbyists.”
— Connie Wilson, a former legislature and current lobbyist, commenting to the Raleigh News & Observer on changes since Republicans gained control of the General Assembly two years ago.
“The athletic enterprise has grown so large and so remunerative that it may not be appropriate at universities anymore.”
— Lew Margolis, a public health professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, talking to the Raleigh News & Observer about the athletics and academics scandal at the university.
On The Air This Week…
This week on C J Radio…
JLF’s Roy Cordato refutes myths about outsourcing by business; a look at arguments over newly redrawn election maps; John Turcotte of the General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division lays out the upcoming work plan; Douglas Erwin of Dartmouth and Lawrence White of George Mason debate causes of the Great Depression; and George Leef of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy analyzes the declining value of college degrees.
This week on NC Spin…
Join guest moderator Henry Hinton
for another week of political discussion and debate on the most
intelligent television talk show in the state. This week’s topics: From Dixie Dynamo to Dixie Dawdler; $38 million and counting; back to school; and tax fairness.. This week’s panelists: John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation; Chris Fitzsimon of NC Policy Watch; former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr; and political analyst Dan Blue III.
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