7/3/2026
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New NC budget includes $97 million for child care subsidy program, establishes floor rate
North Carolina’s new budget for fiscal year 2026-27 — passed on Thursday — directs $97 million, recurring, in federal funds to raise the rates child care providers receive to serve children through the state’s subsidy program. The program helps low-income...
General Assembly passes budget with 8% average teacher raises, plus funds for literacy, math, and research
After months of negotiations, and nearly a year after the original deadline, Republican lawmakers finally put forth and passed a budget this week. North Carolina had not passed a state budget since 2023, causing strain for public institutions, especially public...
2026 budget includes funds for Propel NC, enrollment growth, and workforce programs for community colleges
Over a year after the original due date, lawmakers have passed a state budget. The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), amid enrollment growth and a pivot to a workforce-driven funding model, saw much of its legislative request met in...
Pork? Regional economic development? Whatever you call it, the state budget contains 727 special appropriations
The state budget passed this week by the legislature contains 727 special appropriations totaling more than $350 million. For comparison, the 2023 state budget included 943 special appropriations totaling $1.2 billion. Some call it pork. Others call it regional economic...
The Editor’s Notes
Yesterday afternoon, the legislature passed a technical corrections bill to the budget, which among other things addressed the letter sent by principals to the legislature requesting reconsideration of proposed changes to principal compensation.
The General Assembly is adjourned until July 27. Happy summer.
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FEMA Announces Additional $197 Million for North Carolina Recovery
FEMA announced an additional $197 million approved this week for more than 30 recovery and mitigation projects to help North Carolina communities recover from Hurricane Helene and past disasters. Read the rest
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