Southern Baptist Convention passes resolution opposing IVF
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution during its annual meeting this week expressing its opposition to in-vitro fertilization.
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Dems seek public records access amendment
North Carolina Democratic lawmakers are proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of access to public records and meetings — a direct challenge to last year’s law that exempted lawmakers from the state’s public records law.
NC Democrats propose bill to halt private school voucher expansions
As Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly seem poised to further expand the state’s private school voucher program, Governor Roy Cooper and Democrats in the legislature unveiled a counter proposal this week that would instead halt further voucher expansion.
Teacher raises at stake as NC House, Senate budget proposals clash
Additional teacher raises and millions more in funding for the Opportunity Scholarship are on hold as the North Carolina House and Senate navigate a difference of opinions on the short session’s budget updates.
NC District 115: Redistricting sparks stiff competition, battle over representation
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Buncombe County has one of the most competitive state House district seats in North Carolina — District 115 — as a result of Republicans, once again, passing new voting maps.
A long-awaited budget bill passes and casinos strike out
A high-drama week at the North Carolina legislature brought quick action on an overdue state budget, following a decision by Republican leaders to drop a proposal to add four new casinos in rural counties. Rep. Lindsey Prather, D-Buncombe, shares her…
Asheville-area Democratic leaders call out state GOP on threats to public education
ASHEVILLE – With one week before Asheville and Buncombe County teachers go back to work and two weeks before students are back in the classroom, the state still hasn’t passed a budget, holding school funding in the wings. That and…
Gov. Cooper says WNC schools will lose $8 million with GOP school voucher bill
ASHEVILLE – Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper led a roundtable discussion with local educational leaders at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College June 30 to discuss how education bills will impact local school districts and touting his state budget proposal that includes funding…
Legislators visit public school that sets up newcomer students and families for success
When Lindsey Prather was a teacher in Buncombe County Schools, she saw dozens of flags hanging around one of the district’s most diverse schools. The school housed a Newcomers Center, where students of immigrant and refugee families spent a semester…
WNC lawmakers brace business community for polarizing session
Asheville’s business community seems to like its coffee with a side of politics. Dozens of business professionals joined elected officials over breakfast April 21 for the twice-yearly Legislative Update hosted by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. The event featured…