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Senate Republicans Push Forward NC Budget Proposal
North Carolina Republicans are taking another crack at a two-year state government budget proposal, this time in the Senate.
Three GOP-controlled Senate committee meeting on Wednesday will weigh in on a spending and tax plan before chamber floor votes Thursday and Friday.
The Senate plan to spend almost $24 billion next year, just like a similar budget bill House Republicans approved four weeks ago. But the Senate and House measures propose competing amounts for teacher and state employee pay raises, and for other programs. Their corporate and individual income tax cut provisions are nearly identical.
ID Card Criteria Alteration For Voting Heads To Gov. Cooper
Legislation that likely will mean more student and government employee identification cards will qualify as voter IDs next year is heading to Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature.
The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to Senate changes in a bipartisan bill altering rules with which colleges and universities and local and state agencies must comply to meet security standards set in a 2018 law implementing a new voter ID mandate.
The measure also gives more flexibility for early voting sites used in municipal elections.
North Carolina Homeowners Face Hurricane Matthew Funds Deadline
North Carolina officials say a deadline is looming for homeowners who suffered damage in a 2016 hurricane.
The application deadline for a Hurricane Matthew housing recovery program is Friday.
That's the last chance for eligible single-family homeowners to apply for aid through the state's Hurricane Matthew Community Development Block Grant funding. The program reimburses work completed on substantially damaged homes.
Homeowners who want to apply should call 2-1-1 during business hours this week to schedule an appointment at the nearest application center.
Perks, Advanced Degrees Equal Highest Average Teacher Salary
A ranking by a television station shows a coastal county in North Carolina has the highest average teacher salary in the state.
WRAL-TV reports Dare County has an average teacher salary of $59,223 this year, putting it on top. The other school systems in the top five are: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City, Orange County, Wake County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
WRAL used data from the North Carolina School Finances website to rank the salaries.
NC Supreme Court Continues Bicentennial Tour
North Carolina's Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of its original homes as the justices continue to mark the court's bicentennial by meeting in various locations.
The court will hold a session Wednesday in the North Carolina State Capitol Building, where it also met Tuesday.
Observers can watch the proceedings from the floor of the building's historic Senate chamber.
The court will hear three cases, including one that involves beach property rights in Nags Head.
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