Some legislators believe that to make up for the $3.7 billion shortfall, state legislators might approve a budget with cuts so deep that Gov. Bev. Perdue will want to veto the bill.
Read More »At a meeting Tuesday, the Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Student Aid discussed a potential repeal by the N.C. General Assembly that could make merit scholarship funds more scarce.
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The N.C. General Assembly reconvenes today with a new Republican leadership ready to tackle a $3.7 budget shortfall and a number of contentious issues that could have a direct impact on students. This will be the first Republican-controlled state legislature since 1898, which could mean a constant tug of war between the state’s Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue and the GOP leadership.
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Alcohol sales in North Carolina have been under state control for 74 years. But a Republican-led N.C. General Assembly could approve legislation to privatize the system, translating to $300 million in one-time revenue for the state through the sale of required licenses for businesses.
Read More »As the University system prepares for one of its toughest years in history, its Board of Governors today will tackle two big issues facing students — the rising cost of tuition and the depleting funds for financial aid.
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A bleak budget climate prevented the Democratic N.C. General Assembly from appropriating funds toward capital projects at UNC for the current fiscal year. After a Nov. 2 election that handed the assembly to the Republicans for the first time since 1898, University officials fear that politics will become yet another obstacle in the quest for funding.
Read More »Eleven new pieces of N.C. legislation go into effect Dec. 1, tightening the reins on issues ranging from handgun permits to Medicaid fraud. Here is a breakdown of three of the new laws and how they could affect the Triangle area:
Read More »Universities across the UNC system are proposing tuition hikes well above the average in response to the state’s expected $3.5 billion budget shortfall. And with the change in control of the N.C. General Assembly, the final cost, as well as where the revenue from the increases will go, remains unknown.
Read More »An amendment to the state constitution to ban gay marriage might have more favorable chances of being passed next year. Many Republicans, including N.C. Sen. Blake Harris, R-Harnett, believe a bill to ban gay marriage will be passed if it’s brought before the Senate because Republicans now have a majority in the N.C. General Assembly.
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N.C. Republicans celebrated a victory 112 years in the making Tuesday night. Republican candidates won enough seats to gain the majority in the N.C. Senate, which they have not had since 1898. Unofficial results also show Republicans gaining the majority in the state’s House of Representatives.
Read More »Student body presidents from across the UNC system will discuss strategies to lobby the state legislature at the Saturday meeting of the Association of Student Governments. ASG, an organization of student leaders from around the UNC system, is trying to persuade the N.C. General Assembly to send revenue generated from tuition increases back to universities.
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