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Teacher pay has been much in the news lately. Thousands of North Carolina teachers are supposed to descend on Raleigh next Friday to protest no state budget and lobby for…
Introduction The North Carolina State Constitution requires the General Assembly to provide “for a general and uniform system of free public schools.” That same document recognizes that “the people have…
Christopher Jacobs writes for the Federalist about an unintended consequence of government COVID relief. For all the trillions of dollars spent during Covid lockdowns, what did taxpayers receive, other than…
A new report from the State Auditor’s office found that the state failed to properly oversee federal Covid-19 spending money. The recent audit didn’t find “misspending,” but it did find that the…
Katie Pavlich writes at TownHall.com about a clear downside of the government’s decision to throw tons of money at COVID relief. According to a new Department of Labor Inspector General…
During the Covid pandemic, government concocted many costly, “temporary” policies. Many of those have lingered well past their originally promised dates and expanded beyond their stated intentions, such as progressives…
Like a lot of folks, I do a good bit of my shopping online. And frankly, I’ve gotten spoiled by the timely service. Typically, within a couple of days, my…
Formal budget negotiations between representatives from the North Carolina House and Senate have begun in what is known as the “Conference Committee.” This year’s budget is not like the rest,…
K-12 public school districts in North Carolina have received about $6 billion in federal funds to help address the coronavirus pandemic. On average, since last March, school districts have spent…
Under the growing threat of a coronavirus combined with the government-imposed economic shutdown, Congress approved $6 billion in Covid-19 relief funds for K-12 public schools in North Carolina. A recovering…
North Carolina received $51.4 million for the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) fund. GEER allows governors to direct a portion of federal coronavirus relief funding for targeted initiatives and programs.…
Did North Carolina spend its $3.6 billion in Covid relief funds for their intended purpose? Did the spending yield positive results? According to a newly-released audit by State Auditor Beth…