Just before the end of 2022, a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill was signed into law by President Biden. North Carolina will see $240.7 million being put to work in the state.
On top of pushing controversial salary measures, education leaders focused on shifting more power from the State Board of Education to state superintendent Catherine Truitt, in a bid to push forth more Republican measures.
It’s not entirely clear yet what legislation Republican leaders will try to advance first, but it’s well-known which issues will be fought over at some point in this year’s session.
The state has announced a record number of new jobs, increased access to higher education, and made investments in critical infrastructure such as broadband access.
Here at NC Voices, we’re thinking about resolutions – ones that our politicians in North Carolina should address in this new year.
Come take a trip down memory lane with us and see what readers were most interested in reading in 2022.
Most Americans know nothing of the Wilmington coup and racial massacre, and even students in Wilmington today are not often taught their own city’s painful history.
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson spews so much hate, constantly, that it can be hard to keep track of just how many times he’s embarrassed the state.
An extremist education group in Guilford County known for being anti-mask, anti-vaccine, anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-CRT has shut down.
Education in the United States is under profound attack from right-wing extremists. Extremists are attempting to reshape our public schools.