In passing budget, North Carolina Republican senators reject teacher pay increases, funding elections board
‘Our public school teachers are being treated as second class citizens with the mediocre salaries we plan to pay them.’
‘Our public school teachers are being treated as second class citizens with the mediocre salaries we plan to pay them.’
Public mask wearing is already illegal in North Carolina, which outlawed the practice in an effort to stamp out hooded Ku Klux Klan activities in the 1950s.
Marcus, in her third two-year term, has been a frequent critic of Republican policies such as additional restrictions on abortion.
The new General Assembly maps appear to give Republicans a solid chance to retain their current veto-proof House and Senate majorities in the 2024 elections.
Court rulings diminish legal options for Democrats and their allies opposed to the new maps to challenge the lines in court.
The competing measures authored by Republicans in each chamber both prohibit using state funds to pay for gender-transition procedures.
With North Carolina expected to again be a closely divided state during the 2024 election even small adjustments to election regulations could affect outcomes.
Critics of the measure have equated it to the Florida law that opponents dubbed ‘Don’t Say Gay.’