Budget nears Cooper desk after more votes
North Carolina lawmakers pushed a 23.9 billion dollar two year budget toward Gov Roy Cooper after party line votes in the House and Senate. The House 72 45 approved amid heated debate about secrecy and lack of amendments while the Senate 36 14 backed the deal with minimal discussion. Republicans defended the process as political theater by Democrats ahead of fall elections.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Senate
Becky Carney
Mecklenburg County
Roy Cooper
David Lewis
Harnett County
House Rules Committee
Guilford County
John Blust
Larry Pittman
Cabarrus County
Darren Jackson
Wake County
Cooper
Holly Grange
New Hanover County
Mickey Michaux
Durham County
Grange
Michaux
Gorlach Makes National Spelling Bee Run View
Robbie Gorlach faced nerves and national audience pressure during the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC. He progressed further than expected and felt successful. The Gaston County student toured landmarks, enjoyed a pre competition barbecue, and will return as a member of a select group of bee competitors.
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Washington, D.C
Garlachs
Lincoln Memorial
Smithsonian Institution
Robbie Gorlach
Gaston County
Scripps
Bob Gorlach
Robert Gorlach
Gastonia
Scripps National
North Carolina Senate approves charter schools outside Charlotte
The Senate gave tentative approval to a measure letting Matthews Mint Hill Huntersville and Cornelius form municipal charter schools funded by government but governed independently. Critics warn of duplicative taxes and racial and geographic divides, while supporters frame it as a pilot to ease suburban school crowding. The bill awaits final Senate action next week and would return to the House if passed.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Charlotte
Senate
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
GOP
Matthews
Mint Hill
Huntersville
Cornelius
Dan Bishop
Mecklenburg County
Rick Horner
Wilson County
Horner
Joel Ford
Ford
Bill Cook
Beaufort County
House
Roy Cooper
Cooper
Inmate Woods Dies After Escape Crash Near I 85 Exit 14
An inmate, active since a 1995 hammering death conviction in Harnett County, died at the crash scene near Jenkins Road toward Bessemer City after an escape from the Dallas prison. A note and his mother's funeral program found in his boot indicated he did not plan to live. He suffered broken jaw, rib injuries, and head trauma after the overturned truck collision during a work detail in Lowell. City officials said protocols were followed. Woods had been relocated to minimum security in September and was one of three inmates to escape since 2016.
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Jenkins Road
Bessemer City
Woods
Harnett County
Lowell
Kevin Krouse
Krouse
Department of Public Safety
Krause
Dallas
Thomas Walker
Montavious Miller
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