North Carolina’s traditional calendar schools are now back in session and many don’t have enough teachers or bus drivers to properly operate, all because Republicans in the legislature can’t do their job and agree on a state budget, Democratic lawmakers and school board members have said.
Following the first year of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the largest federal investment in climate and clean energy ever, a new report from the American Clean Power (ACP) Association shows a surge of investment in North Carolina’s economy.
“The legislature finally comes back to pass legislation that discriminates, makes housing less safe, blocks FEMA disaster recovery funding, hurts the freedom to vote and damages our economy,” Gov. Roy Cooper said.
Prior to the 1960s and urban renewal, the Southside neighborhood of Asheville was a bustling Black economic center in the East Riverside community.
In North Carolina, the unemployment rate fell to 3.3% for June, while the number of employed people in the state grew by 14,580, according to Associated Press. Earlier this year, Gov. Roy Cooper called for an increase in unemployment benefits.
According to a national survey, North Carolina’s child care system mirrors what’s happening across the nation, as low worker pay, staff shortages and high tuition impact access to quality child care for millions.
Gov. Roy Cooper’s top budget officials said in July that the Republican Senate’s effort to accelerate tax cuts ahead of the current schedule would cost the state $13 billion annually by 2030.
Source: The News & Observer Budget discussions at the legislature have been on hold for weeks as North Carolina Republicans granted themselves extra vacation after
With the NCGOP failing year after year to fully invest in public education, the passage of an extreme abortion ban, and an ever-growing health care coverage gap, CNBC notes that these factors, and more, could negatively impact the state’s business success.
“State and federal partnerships are critical to helping us close the digital divide and we are grateful to the Biden-Harris administration for this historic investment to expand high-speed Internet access in North Carolina,” said Gov. Roy Cooper.