Tenure issue balances educators' rights, need to remove bad teachers</h1> <article> <h1>Tenure issue balances educators' rights, need to remove bad teachers</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:20:04 -0400</p> Many longtime educators are up in arms over a provision in the Senate budget that would eliminate tenure for veteran teachers. </article> <article> <h1>Water quality of Jordan Lake needs protection, groups say</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:09 -0400</p> As crowds descend on Jordan Lake to swim, boat and fish over the Memorial Day weekend, environment groups are calling on state House lawmakers to kill a Senate bill that would repeal laws protecting water quality in the lake. </article> <article> <h1>Budget battle brewing between House, Senate</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:32:38 -0400</p> Both the House and Senate are controlled by Republicans, but House Republicans do not agree with all of the proposals put forward by their Senate colleagues. </article> <article> <h1>The Wrap @NCCapitol (May 23)</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:08:14 -0400</p> The Senate passes its $20.6 billion spending plan, and Senate leaders take issue with a House proposal to give Raleigh a year to rework its lease of the Dorothea Dix property. </article> <article> <h1>Senate gives final approval to budget</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:31:51 -0400</p> The N.C. Senate holds its final vote on its $20.6 billion state budget proposal for 2013-14. </article> <article> <h1>Governor, Raleigh mayor discuss Dix lease</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:51 -0400</p> Gov. Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane discuss the efforts of the North Carolina General Assembly to rewrite legislation regarding the Dorothea Dix property in Raleigh. </article> <article> <h1>Governor, Raleigh mayor to talk Dix compromise</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:16:02 -0400</p> Gov. Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane will come together Thursday morning at a news conference to discuss the ongoing wranglings over the Dorothea Diz lease. </article> <article> <h1>City, state leaders think compromise possible on Dix property</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:14:34 -0400</p> The House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to rewrite Senate-passed legislation in an attempt to resolve the ongoing battle between city and state over the Dorothea Dix property in Raleigh. </article> <article> <h1>The Wrap @NCCapitol (May 22, 2013)</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:10:04 -0400</p> Wednesday saw the Senate give its budget proposal a first, party-line pass and the House tweak the deal to sell the Dorothea Dix property. </article> <article> <h1>Web only: Pat McCrory on budget, tax reform</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:53:07 -0400</p> In an interview Tuesday, May 21, Gov. Pat McCrory said he is pleased with the progress on the state budget and tax reform so far. </article> <article> <h1>The Wrap @NCCapitol (May 21, 2013)</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:48:13 -0400</p> Mark Binker breaks down a busy day for the Senate budget proposal. </article> <article> <h1>Senate committee hears tweaks to budget bill</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:51 -0400</p> The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to review the spending portion of the $20.58 billion budget proposal announced Sunday. </article> <article> <h1>Crowd joins committee for voucher bill debate</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:59:22 -0400</p> The House Education Committee takes up the Opportunity Scholarships Bill, a bill that would give parents up to $4,200 in vouchers to send their children to private schools. </article> <article> <h1>The Wrap @NCCapitol (May 20)</h1> <p>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:03:15 -0400</p> Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie and investigative reporter Mark Binker break down the North Carolina Senate's budget proposal. </article> <article> <h1>Teachers: Budget reflects lawmakers' lack of respect for education</h1> <p>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:43:40 -0400</p> Some teachers say the proposed Senate budget, which includes no pay raise for teachers and other changes to education funding, is indicative of the low esteem in which education is held by N.C. lawmakers. </article> <article> <h1>McCrory, DPS not keen on moving SBI</h1> <p>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:36:29 -0400</p> North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper and a number of local law enforcement officials from across the state on Monday criticized a Senate proposal to restructure the State Bureau of Investigation. </article> <article> <h1>Senate budget subcommittee on health and human services</h1> <p>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:25 -0400</p> The Senate budget subcommittee on health and human services gives a presentation on May 20, 2013. </article> <article> <h1>Law enforcement officials speak against proposed SBI move</h1> <p>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:02 -0400</p> Attorney General Roy Cooper and other law enforcement officials speak out against the Senate's budget proposal to move the SBI under the state Department of Public Safety. </article> <article> <h1>Some bills didn't make legislative deadline</h1> <p>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:18 -0400</p> Dozens of proposals failed to clear the House or Senate before the General Assembly's self-imposed "crossover" deadline this week for bills not related to raising or spending revenue. </article> <article> <h1>House reform plan includes fewer sales tax changes than Senate version</h1> <p>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:53:33 -0400</p> The state House has released its own version of a tax reform bill that lower income and sales tax rates, but makes fewer sweeping changes than a similar Senate-drafted plan. </article> <article> <h1>Sponsor discusses House tax reform plan</h1> <p>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:59:27 -0400</p> Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, outlines the features of a tax reform plan that will be considered in the House. </article> <article> <h1>The Wrap @NCCapitol (May 16)</h1> <p>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:45:17 -0400</p> The crossover deadline passes with little last-minute panic. </article> <article> <h1>House OKs abortion, privacy bills</h1> <p>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:35:47 -0400</p> The House approved several bills before the "crossover" deadline, including measures on abortion and social media privacy. </article> <article> <h1>Senate scraps Jordan Lake Rules, jetty cap</h1> <p>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:05:22 -0400</p> The Senate approved legislation that would repeal a water-quality management plan for Jordan Lake and would remove a cap on the number of jetties that could be built in coastal inlets. </article> <article> <h1>Backers say shift in school ownership not political</h1> <p>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:56:06 -0400</p> A bill that would put the Wake County Board of Commissioners in control of area school buildings and land moved closer to passage Wednesday, despite criticism that it was politically motivated. </article> </main></body></html>