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Thursday, 13 June 2013 12:10 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) — North Carolina House members will get one more chance to praise or pan their state budget proposal before chamber leaders start negotiating a final deal with Senate counterparts.
House Republicans scheduled debate Thursday before the second of two required votes on its spending plan through mid-2015. Lawmakers voted mostly along party lines Wednesday while giving the measure tentative approval.
The plan spends almost $20.6 billion next year, with 56 percent of the money going to the public schools and university and community college systems.
The bill will next return to the Senate, which passed its own budget three weeks ago. The two chambers will set up a conference committee aiming to work out differences and get a final plan to Gov. Pat McCrory by the end of the month.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 13 June 2013 12:10 |
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:00 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) — Over the last two months, hundreds of protesters have walked out of North Carolina's capitol in handcuffs to oppose policies by the Republican-controlled Legislature.
While a broader coalition of supporters is building around the "Moral Mondays," they were started by the state chapter of the NAACP. The inspiration behind the protests is a throwback to the biblical message of civil rights leaders fighting segregation.
They argue that cutting benefit programs and cutting tax breaks for low- and middle-income families violates Jesus Christ's teaching to care for those with the least.
It's running into another school of Christian thought followed by many Southern conservatives: The best way to help the poor is through private charity, providing jobs and promoting self-reliance, rather than government programs.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:15 |
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013 17:13 |
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RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Following is Gov. Pat McCrory's public schedule for Wednesday, June 12, 2013, as detailed by his office.
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast with Invited Legislators
Executive Mansion, 200 N. Blount Street, Raleigh
Closed to Press
9 a.m.
Governor's Crime Commission Chairman Swearing-In Ceremony Governor’s Crime Commission, 1st Floor Conference Room
1201 Front Street, Raleigh
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 17:13 |
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013 16:41 |
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RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - The latest issue of Stem to Stern, the online newsletter of the North Carolina Ports Authority, has been published at www.ncports.com/news/newsletter/may-2013/.
Features in the May issue include:
- Wood Pellet Facility Advances at Port of Wilmington
- Relocation of Main Entrance at Port of Morehead to Improve Traffic Flow
- Tribute Paid to Those Who Served
- Middle East Ocean Carrier Brings New Ship to Port of Wilmington
- Charlotte Inland Terminal Receives Safety Award
- Future Business Leaders Visit Port of Wilmington |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 16:42 |
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