Budget, Taxation & Economy
Which school districts spent more (or less) last year?
Here I go, here I go, here I go again (again?) Readers, what’s my weakness? (financial data published by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction!)
Cleveland County
county in North Carolina, United States
Education
Another Charter School Funding Victory
Another charter school funding victory
Education
N.C. Supreme Court upholds ruling favoring charter schools in Cleveland County funding dispute
Without comment, the N.C. Supreme Court has affirmed the N.C. Court of Appeals ruling favoring three charter schools in a funding dispute with Cleveland County schools.
Law & Public Safety
Justice delayed…
View in your browser. Between 1933 and 1977 the State of North Carolina authorized the involuntary sterilization of more than 8,000 people, most of whom were women. An unknown number…
Liberty
Another day, another business incentive…
This one is for KSM Castings to create 189 jobs in Cleveland County. Under the terms of the agreement, …the company has been awarded a grant of up to $705,000…
Education
Split N.C. Appeals Court upholds ruling favoring charter schools in Cleveland County funding dispute
A panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled 2-1 this morning to affirm a trial-court ruling favoring three charter schools in their funding dispute with the Cleveland County…
Liberty
House overrides Governor’s veto
This morning the House voted to override the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 2. Here is the press release: Raleigh, NC – Today the North Carolina House of Representatives voted…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New leadership in Raleigh! Really!
From today’s News & Observer account of Thursday’s budget rollout: House members also added spending items that weren’t in McCrory’s plan, with some targeted toward specific counties. In the subcommittee…
Liberty
N.C. House speaker selection, occupational licensing, election accountability, and more
Now that election results are finalized, N.C. House Republicans have gathered to choose a likely successor for outgoing Speaker Thom Tillis. John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood discussed the selection…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, November 24, 2014
• The new Republican House leadership for the 2015 session of the General Assembly is in place, led by Speaker-designate Tim Moore of Cleveland County (at right). Moore, who chaired…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A casino in Kings Mountain? Voters should decide, not city council.
As a Gaston County native that frequently traveled to Kings Mountain, a casino is not something one would expect in the small town in Cleveland County. There are still towns…
Liberty
NC History: rich, interesting and worth celebrating!
Interested in NC history? And really, who isn’t. Many battles fought on NC soil determined the fate of freedom in the United States. A decisive battle was fought on Kings…