RALEIGH (November 27, 2024) – The recently passed 131-page Omnibus bill contained additional money to help victims of Hurricane Helene, but that was only a small portion of the bill. It contained dramatic changes to state government which we will discuss at another sitting, but the big headline was the allocation of $463.5 million dollars… READ MORE
Outrageous
RALEIGH (November 21, 2024) – Western North Carolina faces $53 billion in damage from Hurricane Helene. Yet state legislators voted this week to send $655 million in tax dollars to private schools this year and $6.5 billion through 2032-33.1 That’s outrageous. To think it won’t divert funds from public schools – especially schools in rural… READ MORE