/tags/state-budget-2016 State Budget 2016 en-US Copyright Tue, 05 Jul 2016 18:12:31 GMT /politics/2016-07-05/legislative-rewind-a-look-back-at-the-short-session Lawmakers adjourned for the year early Saturday morning following a short session at the General Assembly marked with limited acrimony, plenty of debate… Tue, 05 Jul 2016 18:12:31 GMT /politics/2016-07-05/legislative-rewind-a-look-back-at-the-short-session Jeff Tiberii /politics/2016-07-02/the-state-budget-2016-roundup State lawmakers completed a chaotic final day of the legislative session in Raleigh on Friday, giving final approval to a $22.34 billion dollar state… Sat, 02 Jul 2016 13:40:45 GMT /politics/2016-07-02/the-state-budget-2016-roundup Jeff Tiberii /politics/2016-06-01/state-senate-budget-proposal-highlights-teacher-pay-raises The state Senate is debating its biannual spending plan this week.Top Republicans are highlighting a modest increase in overall state spending. They’re… Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:39:55 GMT /politics/2016-06-01/state-senate-budget-proposal-highlights-teacher-pay-raises Jorge Valencia /education/2016-05-13/house-committee-proposes-changes-to-a-f-school-grades Lawmakers in a House committee on education spending released their budget proposal Thursday, and it includes several policy changes. One of those is an… Fri, 13 May 2016 11:42:31 GMT /education/2016-05-13/house-committee-proposes-changes-to-a-f-school-grades Jess Clark /education/2016-04-06/mccrory-proposes-five-percent-raise-for-teachers Governor Pat McCrory proposed a 5 percent average pay increase for North Carolina teachers and a a 3.5 percent average bonus. The governor released his… Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:42:49 GMT /education/2016-04-06/mccrory-proposes-five-percent-raise-for-teachers Jess Clark