Gov. Pat McCrory has recently begun discussing increasing teacher pay for certain teachers, which may be a way for him to improve his approval rating. A study by Public Policy Polling released this week shows his approval rating dropped to 37 percent in the past month.
This is View from the Hill’s weekly roundup of the most interesting news from Washington, D.C. pertaining to North Carolina and the UNC system.
As the Senate continues to unemployment benefits, Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., is including a provision to restore the state’s benefits. Federal unemployment insurance expired on December 28, 2013 and the Senate is currently debating a bill to extend benefits. North Carolina lost its federal unemployment benefits after the N.C.
Obama will be in the Raleigh-Durham area next week, former N.C. Congressman became the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Clay Aiken is considering running for Congress.
Obama to be in Raleigh next week A White House source said President Obama will be holding an event on the economy in Raleigh Wednesday. Obama lost North Carolina in the 2012 presidential election
Two political figures in North Carolina announced today that they would be leaving their positions — U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre and N.C. DHHS spokesman Ricky Diaz.
The 2016 election is still three years away — but you would never know it, considering preliminary announcements made by two of North Carolina’s most prominent Democrats.
This is the fifth installment of a series chronicling the political activities of members of the UNC-system Board of Governors.
Gov. Pat McCrory has recently been trying to increase his national profile despite facing political difficulties at home.
Gov. Pat McCrory has recently been trying to increase his national profile despite facing political difficulties at home. Last week, McCrory hosted a Q&A at Facebook’s headquarters and visited Google’s headquarters to promote job creation in North Carolina.
This is View from the Hill’s weekly roundup of the most interesting news from Washington, D.C. pertaining to North Carolina and the UNC system.
Sen. Peter Brunstetter, R-Forsyth announced on Thursday that he is retiring from the N.C. General Assembly.
Shortly after Sen. Peter Brunstetter, R-Forsyth, announced his retirement, Novant Health announced him as executive vice president and legal counsel. ““Novant Health is committed to its communities and to its patients,” said Brunstetter in a press release.
This is View from the Hill’s weekly roundup of the most interesting news from Washington, D.C. pertaining to North Carolina and the UNC system.
A recent poll released by the conservative Civitas Institute and conducted in October showed that North Carolina voters are largely dissatisfied with all of their electoral choices.
A poll released by the Civitas Institute, a conservative think tank, showed that most voters are generally dissatisfied with almost all public officials.
A study by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU showed North Carolina had one of the highest rates of early voting in the county. The study showed 55.8 percent of voters used early voting in 2008 and 56.3 used it in 2012.
This the first of a weekly installment at View from the Hill that will aggregate the most interesting news from Capitol Hill pertaining to North Carolina.
Staff Writer Lindsay Carbonell explains what exactly is the Association of Student Governments and why it matters
Understanding student government is always important (they are, after all, addressing issues that directly affect you as a student) — but especially now. Because there is a vote this Friday, Nov. 8th that will gauge student opinion about whether or not UNC-Chapel Hill should stay in ASG. And how can you voice your opinion without first being informed?