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GOP Wants Harris Seated In Congress
The North Carolina Republican Party says there has been no evidence the state's 9th congressional district race would have turned out differently. So they want GOP candidate Mark Harris seated in Congress now.
Harris leads Democrat Dan McCready by 905 votes. In a bipartisan vote, the state elections board refused to certify the race, pending an investigation into possible vote tampering by a Harris campaign operative. But state GOP Chairman Robin Hayes said this week Democrats like one-time board chair Joshua Malcolm were just delaying.
WUNC reports evidence from the 9th district probe will be presented after a new elections board is appointed under a law taking effect January 31st. Harris has asked a court to order his immediate certification.
North Carolina Speaker, Schools Chief Pitching Bond Question
A top North Carolina lawmaker and an education leader are starting to make their pitch for the General Assembly to approve a nearly $2 billion public education construction bond referendum.
House Speaker Tim Moore and state schools Superintendent Mark Johnson will headline a forum Thursday about the bond idea at a Harnett County elementary school.
Moore said last month he would press in 2019 for a statewide bond package that would largely benefit K-12 public schools but also University of North Carolina and community college system campuses. Moore's proposal would ultimately let voters decide in 2020 whether the state should borrow.
School System Will Reduce Lunch Menus Due To Shutdown
A North Carolina school system says it has revised its school lunch menu because of the federal government shutdown.
Vance County Schools officials announced on their Facebook page that starting Jan. 21, students will receive one main dish, bread, two vegetables, one fruit and milk. No fresh produce will be included, except at elementary schools as part of the Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, which will be reduced to two days a week.
There will be no bottled water and juice after the current stock is consumed, and no ice cream will be available.
3 Financial Institutions Pledge $70M For Low-Income Housing
Three financial institutions have pledged more than $70 million to fund low-income housing developments in Charlotte.
The Charlotte Observer reports that Bank of America, Ally Financial and Barings announced Tuesday that they would invest a combined $70.75 million to address the city's rising housing costs. $50 million will be in the form of low-interest loans to private developers building income-restricted housing.
A Housing Charlotte report says more than a third of city households spend more than 30 percent of income on housing. To meet demand, the city would need around 24,000 units of affordable housing.
Veteran North Carolina Journalist Gene Price Dies At 90
Veteran North Carolina journalist Hillery Eugene "Gene" Price has died. He was 90.
Sue Price Johnson, his daughter and former Associated Press staffer, said her father died at a hospice in Raleigh on Wednesday after a long illness.
Gene Price became editor emeritus at the Goldsboro News-Argus after spending nearly five decades there.
Prior to his work in Goldsboro, Price worked at The Independent in his hometown of Elizabeth City, The Daily Reflector in Greenville and at The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk.
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